DURING a press conference held on Saturday, Minister of Education Ahmed Gamaleddin Moussa announced the results of the thanaweya amma (high school certificate). The exams are held in two parts. In the first 82.2 per cent of students passed, while 87.2 per cent succeeded in the second stage. They are the highest pass rates for seven years. Thanaweya amma scores determine which university faculty students can enter. University applicants will now be divided into three groups on the basis of their results. Students who got the highest scores are due to submit their application papers starting next Saturday, with their eyes set upon the most popular faculties which include medicine, engineering and political science.