Tunis: Over 59,000 pupils on Thursday will sit for the 2023-2024 entrance exam to pilot middle schools (6th grade) and the results will be announced on July 7. Overall, 59,062 pupils will compete for 3,850 places in pilot middle schools, up 2,169 compared to last year (56,893). The entrance exam will end on June 22, said Information and Communication Director at the Education Ministry Mondher Aafi. This national exam will last for three days and will kick off with the Arabic and English tests on Thursday, French and Sciences on Friday and Mathematics on Saturday, he told TAP. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse