Hussein Mohamed Hussein El-Sayed, a student at El-Shahid Ahmed Reda Abdel-Hekim Nasef Joint Secondary School in Kafr El-Deeb, Zefta, Gharbia Governorate, achieved ninth place nationally in the science-mathematics division of Egypt’s high school exams, according to Youm7 reporting on the Ministry of Education’s national results.
The announcement of Egypt’s national high school certificate results for the 2025/2026 academic year brought personal triumph for Hussein Mohamed Hussein El-Sayed. Representing Kafr El-Deeb village in the Zefta center and municipal district of Gharbia Governorate, the student at El-Shahid Ahmed Reda Abdel-Hekim Nasef Joint Secondary School secured the ninth position nationally in the science-mathematics division, according to Youm7. El-Sayed stated that he received the news of his high standing by prostrating in gratitude to God.
A Longstanding Ambition in Gharbia Governorate
Excellence in academics was not a sudden development for El-Sayed. According to Youm7, he maintained a record of high achievement since early childhood, pursuing a clear goal that began during his primary school years with the continuous backing of his mother and father. By the time he entered his first year of secondary school, that ambition crystallized into a specific career target: gaining admission to the Faculty of Petroleum Engineering. El-Sayed attributed the realization of this goal to divine grace combined with an entire year of concentrated effort.
National Examination Statistics for the 2025/2026 Term
Mohamed Abdel-Latif, Minister of Education and Technical Education, formally approved the first-term results for the general secondary education certificate on a Tuesday evening, according to Youm7. The national evaluation encompassed two distinct assessment frameworks, reflecting a transition in Egypt’s educational structure.
Under the new system, overall passing reached 75.1%, while the legacy system recorded a 72.1% pass rate.
Division and System
Registered Students
Attending Students
Successful Students
Pass Rate
New System (Overall)
883,690
825,867
620,314
75.1%
Legacy System (Overall)
4,172
3,620
2,610
72.1%
Scientific Sciences — New
543,120
507,415
382,720
75.4%
Scientific Mathematics — New
145,459
139,302
113,651
81.6%
Literary — New
195,111
179,150
123,943
69.2%
Scientific Sciences — Legacy
2,506
2,118
1,578
74.5%
Scientific Mathematics — Legacy
513
427
307
71.9%
Literary — Legacy
1,153
1,075
725
67.4%
Differentiating Performance Across Academic Streams
A comparative look at the examination data highlights performance divergences between academic tracks. Within the new system, the scientific mathematics division—the category in which El-Sayed earned his ninth-place national ranking—posted an 81.6% pass rate, drawing 139,302 attendees out of 145,459 registrants, with 113,651 passing. That performance outpaced the scientific sciences stream in the new system, which registered 507,415 attendees and achieved a 75.4% success rate across 382,720 passing students.
Meanwhile, the literary division under the new framework saw 179,150 students sit for examinations out of 195,111 registered candidates, yielding 123,943 successful candidates and a 69.2% pass rate, according to Youm7 data. In the legacy system, attendance figures were significantly smaller, led by the scientific sciences track with 2,118 attendees and 1,578 passes, contrasted with 427 attendees in scientific mathematics and 1,075 in the literary branch.
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