Syrian Arab Republic (the)
21 August, 2023 02:00 - 05:00 (3 hours)
Cause Documentation
Exam schedule:
Translated schedule of exams
| Day | Exam 1, Scientific Stream | Exam 2, Literature Stream |
| 10 August | Mathematics | Geography |
| 13 August | Physics | Philosophy |
| 14 August | Religion Studies | Religion Studies |
| 15 August | Arabic Language | Arabic Language |
| 16 August | National Education | National Education |
| 17 August | French/Russian Languages | French/Russian Languages |
| 19 August | Biology | History |
| 21 August | English Language | English Language |
| 23 August | Chemistry |
Data and Analysis
Day 8 of a series of exam-related shutdowns in Syria. This is part of a trend to shutting down of access to the Internet for everyone in Syria during official exams as the Syrian government belief that this will reduce cheating during high school exams.
We have repeatedly written about here on Pulse, Internet shutdowns cause great harm to a country’s economy and society and are in our opinion NOT the appropriate mechanism to cope with potential exam cheating.
The shutdown is visible on IODA, Cloudflare Radar, and google Transparency report as detailed in the graphs below.
IODA
Internet Connectivity for Syrian Arab Republic
Google Transparency Report
Cloudflare Radar
Internet traffic trends in Syria
