MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION IRAQ 25 August 2003 For further information contact: Manaf Ali (Arabic and English) 1-914-360-9039 or Bill Evers (English only) 1-914-360-7145 For Immediate Release Acting on a request from members of the Governing Council of Iraq, the Ministry of Education is suspending the normal rules on make-up or second-chance tests for this year. The usual practice is to allow students who have failed or missed one or two tests to have another try in the second round in September. Because of the special circumstances this year, the Ministry will allow students to make up or try again on any number of examinations that they missed or failed. The revised examination schedule for 9 th and 12 th -year students begins on September 13 and for the students in other years on September 10.