Nature of Questions in the 2026 Tawjihi Exam in Gaza: Second Session

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education announced details of the 2026 General Secondary Certificate exams (second session) in Gaza. The exam is paper-based, consisting of 40 multiple-choice items, with a duration of one and a half hours for most subjects. Mathematics for the scientific branch has two papers, while physics, chemistry, Arabic, and English have two hours. The distribution of Arabic items varies by branch, and English includes comprehension, vocabulary, and structures.

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education announced details of the 2026 General Secondary Certificate exam (second session) in the Gaza Strip governorates. The exam is paper-based, held in designated halls, and each student receives an answer sheet with their name and seat number, and must verify the data before starting. Answers are recorded by shading the circle corresponding to the correct answer. The general question paper consists of 40 multiple-choice items with four alternatives, and the exam duration is one and a half hours for all subjects except mathematics, physics, chemistry, English, and Arabic. Mathematics for all branches except scientific: 40 items and two hours. Mathematics for the scientific branch: two papers, each with 40 items, and two hours per paper; the first includes differential calculus, and the second includes matrices and integration. Physics, chemistry, English, and Arabic: 40 items and two hours. Arabic for the literary and Sharia branches: 10 reading comprehension items, 8 poetic texts and prosody, 8 grammar, 10 literature, 4 rhetoric, with exemption from expression. For the scientific and business leadership branches: 16 reading, 12 texts, 12 grammar. For vocational branches: 19 reading, 11 texts, 10 grammar. English for all branches: 10 comprehension questions, 10 vocabulary, 20 structures, with exemption from expression. Subjects that were previously offered in two papers will be offered in one paper, except mathematics for the scientific branch.