The SEC announces results of the Qatar Senior School Certificate

The Evaluation Institute of the Supreme Education Council (SEC) announced the results of the Qatar Senior School Certificate (QSSC) administered to 12 grade students in the Independent Schools at a press conference held on Monday, June 15, 2009. HE Saad Bin Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, Minister of Education and Higher Education and Secretary General of SEC attested the results of the 2323 students from 14 schools that participated in the exit exams. The results have been posted on the SEC website in addition to sending SMS’ to parents and students.

This year, the students skills and abilities were tested in seven content areas; Islamic Studies, Arabic Language, English as a Second Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. The QSSC results are a combination of scale score based on the student’s school-based assessments (internal) which accounts for 40% of the total score and a series of externally devised and administered senior tests overseen by the SEC which make up the remaining 60% score.

“The Education Institute set the internal evaluation criteria and there qualified panel of supervisors to monitor the progress and provide accurate information,” said Adel Al Sayed, the Evaluation Institute director. “The QSSC provides a rich performance profile, which emphasizes the importance of schooling and schoolwork but incorporates external test information in a sound and constructive way. It is a versatile and rich credential, which will serve graduates well in the pursuit of their diverse post secondary pathways. The QSSC is innovative and progressive which has incorporated international best practice whilst supporting and reflecting Qatar’s own educational reform context.”

The mean overall score indicated that girls performed better than boys by averaging a score of 883.82 over the boys’ score of 862.4. Al Bayan Education Complex for Girls _ Secondary had the highest mean score of 908.41 followed by Omar Bin Al Khattab Complex for Boys – Secondary and Amna Bint Wahab Independent Secondary School for Girls with average scores of 900.17 and 892.64 respectively.

Mr. Al Sayed also highlighted the top achievers overall as well as for each of the seven subject areas in which scores were awarded. View