RIYADH: Around 40 percent of university graduates have failed the teacher examinations for the 2011-2012 intake, according to the National Center for Evaluation and Assessment. Head of the center Prince Faisal Bin Abdullah Al-Mishari said that out of 30,000 examinees sitting the examination – known as the “Qiyas” test – 12,000 failed to achieve the 50-percent average mark required by the Ministry of Education across all subjects and the 50-percent required in specialized subjects. “The examination tests educational, linguistic and numerical skills, as well as the specialist skills required for the subject and level the teacher is to instruct,” Prince Faisal said.
