The private sector is likely to see a significant increase in the number of students receiving secondary education, with government schools becoming a smaller proportion of the total. The government has historically played a role in selecting teachers for most schools in the country, whether European or Egyptian, and has also influenced school systems, curricula, student health, and the construction of healthy school buildings. The Ministry of Education's influence in overseeing these matters in secondary and other schools is expected to continue, even as education expands in the Egyptian territory. Government schools are anticipated to remain exemplary for private schools.

In my previous three reports, I mentioned the increased use of the Arabic language for instruction in secondary schools. Now, all branches of mathematics are taught in Arabic. Consideration is being given to extending this to other subjects such as geography, history, and natural sciences. This opens the door for adopting this approach in higher education. The government currently has a project to teach mathematics in Arabic at the Engineering School and the Khedivial School. Instruction in Arabic has been implemented at the Giza Agricultural School. Efforts are being made to train Egyptian teachers for this purpose. One of the Egyptian scholars studying in England will return after obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of London, and it is hoped that many will follow his example. However, before this can happen, it is necessary to employ European teachers who know enough Arabic to teach in it. Currently, two English teachers are teaching advanced mathematics in Arabic to higher grades in secondary schools where advanced mathematics is required.

Last year, regulations were introduced for the examination of European teachers in Arabic to assess their proficiency in teaching in Arabic. It became clear that as teachers' mastery of Arabic increased, their students' success also improved, which is a cause for satisfaction. A practical method was devised for their advanced examination in Arabic, which they are now required to pass by giving lessons in Arabic before examiners and demonstrating their competence by reading Arabic passages on the subjects they teach and explaining their meaning. The classes established in October 1909 for European teachers to learn Arabic continued last year, and the class preparing students for advanced examinations continued throughout the summer months. The results were generally satisfactory, and one of them excelled in the Oriental examination.