RAMALLAH, May 26, 2018 (WAFA) – A total of 76811 students started on Saturday the high school general matriculation exams known as Injaz (formerly tawjihi) in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip, according to the Ministry of Education.

It said a total of 45056 students are in the West Bank and 31755 students are in the Gaza Strip.

In addition to sitting for the exam at home, Palestinian students in Qatar, Romania and Bulgaria can also take the exam in halls set up especially for Palestinians in those countries.

The exams allow the students who pass to enter colleges at home or abroad. The usual pass/fail rate is around 60/40 percent.

Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who registered and studied for the Injaz exams are also expected to sit for the exam but at a different time and in only some prisons.

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