The short answer
- Who studies it: second-year Bachaloria students on every track.
- Does it count? No. It is not in the total and not pass or fail. It is an activity.
- Who teaches it: the ministry has given it to the Programming & AI teachers.
- The good part: students who complete its requirements get an investment account on the Egyptian Exchange, in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, and Al-Ahram reported 500 EGP per student to practise with.
What do you learn?
Financial awareness: saving, investing and how markets work, plus entrepreneurship. The curriculum was launched inside the Egyptian Exchange in April 2026.
How is it taught?
As a practical activity on a digital platform, with AI-based tools, rather than a traditional exam.
If it doesn't count, why care?
- Real money to practise with on the stock exchange, an experience many people only get after university.
- A life skill: how to save, and how to tell investing from gambling.
- On the Business track you will find it close to Accounting, Business Administration and Economics. The Business track
Other subjects outside the total
Religious Education (pass or fail at 70%) and Physical Education (practical). The full second-year subject list
Sources
- The financial culture curriculum for second-year students launched at the Egyptian Exchange — Youm7, 28 April 2026
- Financial culture in the Egyptian Bachaloria: who teaches it and whether it is pass or fail — Kashkol
- Financial culture for the second secondary year, and 500 EGP per student — Al-Ahram
- The official second-year Bachaloria subjects by track — Youm7, 23 August 2026