Egyptian student commits suicide before high school exam results announcement

An Egyptian student committed suicide due to high school exams, just hours before the results were announced, following an argument with his father.

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The tragic incident occurred in the El-Khossous area of Qalyubiya Governorate, Egypt, where the father threatened his son and promised severe punishment if he did not achieve good results. The son, aged 17, then jumped from the sixth floor of the building where they lived.

The body of “Bilal”, 17, was taken to the hospital under the supervision of the authorities investigating the incident. Burial was permitted after the autopsy report by the forensic medicine and the investigations of the criminal police into the incident and its circumstances, as well as questioning the deceased’s family.

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Security services are intensifying their efforts to uncover more details about the circumstances of the incident.

The announcement of high school exam results in Egypt is often accompanied by student suicides, a phenomenon known in the media as the “high school exam suicide season.”

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Last year, six students committed suicide due to high school exam results, some having failed certain subjects or not achieving the scores needed to enter university.

Egyptian Minister of Education Mohamed Abdel Latif approved the high school exam results for 2024, with a success rate of 81.3%.