Mwishoni mwa hatua za shule, na baada ya mwanafunzi kukamilisha kwa mafanikio mihula 36, yeye hufanya mtihani wa jumla, yaani "Mtihani wa Jumla wa Hatua za Shule." Mwanafunzi pia anaweza kukamilisha hatua kwa mafanikio bila kufanya mtihani wa jumla; kuna taasisi za viwanda na ufundi ambazo kwa msingi hazihitaji mwanafunzi kufaulu mtihani wa jumla wa hatua za shule.

At the end of the school stages and after the student successfully completes 36 terms, he sits the general exam i.e. “General Examination for the School Stages.” The student can also successfully complete the stage without taking the general exam; there are industrial and vocational institutes that do not in principle require the student’s attaining the general examination for the school stages.

"Mtihani wa Jumla" hufanyika mara mbili kila mwaka. Mara ya kwanza ni katika mwezi wa Jumada Al-Awwal kila mwaka, na mara ya pili ni katika mwezi wa Shawwal. Wataalamu watapanga tarehe ya kufanya mtihani na ratiba yake kila mwaka. Mwanafunzi huchagua kama atafanya mtihani katika mwezi wa Jumada Al-Awwal au Shawwal kwa kujiandikisha mapema kwa ajili ya mtihani.

- The “General Examination” is held twice every year. The first time in the month of Jumada Al-Awwal every year, and the second time in the month of Shawwal. Experts will assign the date for sitting and timetable of the exam every year. The student chooses whether to sit the exam in the month of Jumada Al-Awwal or Shawwal via his pre-registering for the exam.

Mitihani tofauti hufanyika kwa kila moja ya chaguo za hatua ya tatu ya shule. Kuna mtihani kwa chaguo za kitamaduni, kisayansi, kiviwanda na nyinginezo. Kila chaguo lina ratiba maalum.

- Separate exams are held for each of the third school stage options. There is an exam for the cultural, scientific, industrial and other options. Each option has a specific timetable.

Mtihani unashughulikia kile mwanafunzi alichosoma katika hatua zote tatu za shule, lakini ukizingatia zaidi masomo aliyosoma katika kozi 6 za mwisho (31 hadi 36).

- The exam covers what the student studied in all the three school stages, but with focus upon the subjects the student studied in the last 6 courses (31 to 36).