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If it continues and its best improves until it reaches the utmost in quality and benefit, this would be a sure step in organizing secondary education and reforming its affairs. The reader will see how the statements about assistance are made, that five private Egyptian secondary schools, with about 4,000 students, had their owners in the past months request that their schools be placed under the supervision and inspection of the Ministry of Education. What is not devoid of benefit in relation to secondary education is the students' recent preference for scientific lessons over literary lessons. When the lessons were divided into two major divisions, the organizers thought that students would prefer literary lessons offered by the Faculty of Law over scientific lessons offered by the Faculties of Medicine and Engineering. This was the case for years, but since 1909, the number of students in the scientific section has increased over the number of students in the literary section, to the extent that it became necessary to transfer some literary classes last year to scientific classes. As a result, the number of scientific classes is now 13, and literary classes are only 5. This shift from literary to scientific lessons could be successful due to students' conviction or refusal. It is said that the judiciary and law have met and exceeded their need for students, but it is nevertheless inevitable due to the public's need for practical skills more than literature. The number of those who passed the first part of the secondary education certificate examination reached 40 percent, which is the highest number since 1909. The examiners stated in their report on the examination papers that the students excelled in all subjects except translation, arithmetic, and natural sciences. As for European languages, geometry, engineering, history, and geography, the examination papers reached their highest level in recent years. The number of those who passed the second part of the secondary education certificate examination reached 33 percent, which is the lowest number since 1900. Although the number of those who passed from government schools reached 61 percent, only 17 percent of other students passed. The low success rate of these others is due to their limited employment. The percentage of successful candidates decreased as mentioned. Furthermore, the examiners noted from the examination papers that they indicate a general weakness of the examiners in all subjects except European languages and engineering. The following two tables show the number of those who are still mastering their studies, those who have been employed, and those who remain without service after obtaining the secondary education certificate in both examination sections in 1912.