المملكة: Education: Banning school logos on certificates..and revealed "Grade inflation" Electronically – urgent

I approved Private education schools that fall outside the framework of the ministerially approved plan will not have any weight in official documents, as their grades will not be recorded in the student’s average or academic record.

The Ministry obligated all schools to issue Study documents and transcripts are in Arabic, with an equivalent translation in English in the same document, in order to facilitate dealing with certificates locally and internationally without the need for additional translation procedures.

The new directives stipulated canceling the mention of the phrase “first round” or “second round” in the graduation document, and simply writing down the date of issuance of the document with a clear reference to the academic system followed, whether it is a specific program or educational path.

The Ministry resolved the controversy over the issue. Duplication of logos, categorically prohibiting the placement of logos of private education schools, whether they are “national or international” programs, on educational certificates, stressing that the logo of the Ministry of Education should be the only symbol approved to give it an official character.

With regard to behavior, the Ministry stopped issuing independent certificates for good conduct, adopting the grade recorded in the unified transcript given to the student as the sole criterion for evaluating his discipline.

The instructions granted the student who was subjected to a deduction in conduct grades the right to obtain an official statement explaining the type of violation and the reason for the deduction if he so desires, to ensure transparency and observance of the approved rules of conduct and attendance.

In a strict deterrent measure against fraud, the Ministry decided to delete a student’s result in any current class if it is proven that he obtained the previous grade’s certificate in an irregular or forged manner, with the deleted result being submitted to the competent authorities for immediate approval.

The Ministry has developed a smart electronic system to detect “grade inflation,” whereby an initial warning appears to the teacher when grades that do not fit the normal curve of performance are monitored, which requires review and scrutiny before final approval.

It has developed a smart electronic system to detect “grade inflation.” The Ministry has school principals in front of their direct responsibilities, as an alert will appear to the school principal if the teacher approves inflated grades without treatment, which requires him to intervene immediately and examine the evidence proving the fairness of the evaluation.