Egypt’s Top Science Student Says He Did Not Use Exam Reference Booklet

Abdullah Mahmoud, the top-ranked student in the science and biology track of Egypt’s Thanaweya Amma secondary school exams, said he did not use the concepts booklet during his exams because he had prepared well.

His remarks came amid criticism on Facebook over the booklet’s usefulness in the national secondary school examinations.

Mahmoud attributed his decision not to consult the booklet to his strong preparation, rather than offering an assessment of its contents.

His experience adds a high-achieving student’s perspective to the debate, though it does not establish how useful the booklet was for other candidates.