Baccalaureate 2019: Morocco Sets Exam Dates, Addresses Teacher Strike Concerns

According to Saaid Amzazi, the baccalaureate exams will begin on June 12 for the first session, while the make-up session is scheduled to start on July 4.

During his intervention, the minister also announced several measures to avoid a "blank year" following the strike movements of contract teachers who, despite several government proposals, maintain the pressure and this 7 weeks after the beginning of the social conflict. For Amzazi, quoted by telquel.ma, "There has never been any question of a blank year. We are working together so that the end-of-year exams take place under very good conditions."

Returning to the baccalaureate exams, the ministry also announced the date of June 26 for the results of the first session, while those of the make-up session are scheduled to start from July 13.

Here are a few figures in brief for last year’s exams:
• 19.44 is the best grade in the baccalaureate. It was obtained in the Marrakech-Tensift region (Physics-Science branch)
• 49.59% of the candidates who passed their exams obtained a distinction, i.e. 92,771.
• In the literary stream, the success rate is 51.81%, while it is 60.74% in the scientific and technical streams. That of free candidates is only 24.92%.
• 153,931 had to retake the make-up in July