Professional License – Subject Test: Educational Supervision
Real exam: 75 questions · 120 minutes · Pass mark: 50%
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The Educational Supervision subject test covers 15 standards in four domains, the largest being Leadership and Supervision at 41.3%. We've handpicked 510 questions covering all 15 standards, to help you push for a top score before test day!
- 75 questions in 120 min, like the real test
- 510 questions covering the main scoring topics, with explanations
- 80% Expert licence level; the pass mark is 50%
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What you get
- 510questions in the bankPractise with the answer shown right away, or sit a full timed mock
- 4unitsSplit by the exam syllabus
- 40flashcardsTo lock in terms and definitions
- 40quick review pointsEach unit in a few key lines
Unit map
- 01Leadership and supervision31 questions
- 02Professional development9 questions
- 03Supporting teaching and learning26 questions
- 04Values, professional ethics and communication skills9 questions
Exam facts
Professional License – Subject Test: Educational Supervision — Number of questions: 75 questions. Exam time: 120 minutes. Pass mark: 50%. Calculator: Not allowed. Exam fee: SAR 100 for the subject test. Source: Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) (Last verified: 2026-11-10). Question bank: full mock exams of 75 questions in 120 minutes, like the real test with a result for every unit, plus 510 explained questions across 4 units, every option explained, a review of your mistakes, and two ways to practise: see the answer right away, or sit a full timed mock. Free questions: a 10-question diagnostic test covering the main units, no sign-up; at the end we compare your score with the license levels 50 (Practitioner), 70 (Advanced) and 80 (Expert), tell you how many questions you are short of the next level, and show your weakest units.
- Exam language
- Arabic
- Number of questions
- 75 questions Source
- Exam time
- 120 minutes Source
- Pass mark
- 50% Source
- Calculator
- Not allowed Source
- Exam fee
- SAR 100 for the subject test Source
- Registration
- Register from your beneficiary account on the National Center for Assessment website; whether the subject test is paper-based or computer-based shows in your profile. ETEC announces the dates on its professional license page Source
- Validity
- Five calendar years from the date the result is announced Source
Last verified: 2026-11-10
How to register
- Open your beneficiary account on the National Center for Assessment website through Nafath, or with your civil ID number and password.
- Under "Tests available for registration", register for the professional license subject test, check that the subject shown is Educational Supervision, then pick the city, centre and date.
- Pay the test fee (SAR 100). You can change or delete the booking up to 72 hours before a paper-based test and 48 hours before a computer-based one.
- Sit the test with an accepted ID (national ID, iqama, passport or Saudi driving licence); calculators are not allowed.
Exam body
Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC): Official website: Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC)
Study guides
Frequently asked questions
How many questions are there and how long is the test?
The candidate guide (1441 AH trial edition) spreads 75 questions across the 15 standards, all multiple choice with four options, and ETEC's page says subject tests have 60 to 88 questions depending on the subject. Paper-based tests last two hours; the test is in Arabic and calculators are not allowed.
Can I try License – Educational Supervision questions for free?
Yes. Free questions: a 10-question diagnostic test covering the main units, no sign-up; at the end we compare your score with the license levels 50 (Practitioner), 70 (Advanced) and 80 (Expert), tell you how many questions you are short of the next level, and show your weakest units. The free practice test page lists the same questions with answers and an explanation for every option. The rest of the questions and the full mock exams come with a pass from SAR 26.
What makes this License – Educational Supervision question bank different?
Question bank: full mock exams of 75 questions in 120 minutes, like the real test with a result for every unit, plus 510 explained questions across 4 units, every option explained, a review of your mistakes, and two ways to practise: see the answer right away, or sit a full timed mock. Practice questions and explanations are ready to use on your phone. Try the free questions and read the explanations before buying full access.
Which domain is the largest?
Leadership and Supervision at 41.3%, then Supporting Teaching and Learning at 34.6%, Professional Development at 12.1% and Values, Professional Ethics and Communication Skills at 12%, according to the candidate guide. The largest single standard is using supervisory methods effectively (12%, 9 questions).
What score do I need?
Under Article 4 of the Professional License Regulations for Educational Jobs, the minimum is 50 in both the General Educational Test and the subject test, and higher levels need 70 and then 80 together with qualification and years of experience.
Is the subject test enough to get the license?
No. The regulations require two valid results, the General Educational Test and the subject test, each costing SAR 100, then SAR 100 to issue the license.
How long is the result valid?
Five calendar years from the date the result is announced, according to the professional license page on the ETEC website.
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Study material sample: Leadership and supervision
Summary
Leadership and Supervision is the largest domain: 41.3% of the supervisor standards content according to the candidate guide, or 31 of the 75 questions in the guide's table. It has five standards: the strategic vision for supervision and spreading it (6.25.1), applying leadership concepts and skills (6.25.2), planning and encouraging change (6.25.3), using supervisory methods effectively (6.25.4, the largest single standard with 9 questions) and teacher performance appraisal used for development (6.25.5). Most questions are situations asking for the best decision, method or style.
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What the exam focuses on
- The strategic plan (long-range, sets directions and aims) versus the operational plan (yearly programmes, owners and dates), in line with Ministry directions and Vision 2030 (6.25.1/1–3).
- Analysing the current state of supervision, documenting implementation, and setting criteria that check practice against the vision (6.25.1/4–6).
- Telling leadership theories and styles apart: transformational, transactional, situational, participative and autocratic, and using the style that fits the situation (6.25.2/1–3).
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- Decision-making on a sound basis: define the problem, gather data, generate options, weigh them, then follow up (6.25.2/4).
- Preparing people for change and limiting resistance through involvement and piloting, and analysing opportunities, threats, strengths and weaknesses (6.25.3/1–2).
- Performance indicators for plan goals, the levels and fields of development, its strategies, and anticipating and handling risks (6.25.3/4–9).
- The strengths and limits of supervisory methods: classroom visit, conference, bulletin, directed reading, workshop and demonstration lesson, and the steps for each (6.25.4/1–3).
- Choosing the supervisory model by teacher need: clinical, developmental and differentiated, plus modern techniques such as microteaching and the Johari window (6.25.4/4–7).
- Teacher appraisal tools and their variety, classroom observation and its instruments, and observing planning, delivery and assessment skills (6.25.5/1–4).
- Encouraging teachers to self-assess and use it to improve (6.25.5/5).
Common traps
- Giving the strategic plan the features of the operational plan (one year, visit dates, programme owners).
- Mixing up transformational leadership (an inspiring mission, shared values, focus on the end goal) with transactional leadership (reward for performance).
- Assuming circulars and formal authority are enough to change practice; the standard ties change to influence, persuasion and involvement.
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- Rolling out a change to every school at once without a pilot or impact measure.
- Choosing a group method (a bulletin or general workshop) for one teacher's practical problem; the better fit is a visit with a conference before and after.
- Rating errors: the halo effect (one impression spreading to every item), central tendency, leniency and severity.
Try the flashcards
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Strategic versus operational plan?
Strategic is long-range and sets direction; operational is yearly and sets programmes, owners and dates.
A ministry directive that backs a project with a budget: which part of the environmental analysis?
An opportunity (a positive external factor).
What is a remedial strategy in planning?
Using an external opportunity to fix an internal weakness.
A supervisor focused on an inspiring mission and shared values, tracking the goal rather than details: which leadership?
Transformational leadership.
How does a supervisor limit resistance before a change?
By involving teacher representatives and piloting the change on a small scale first.
What are the stages of clinical supervision?
Pre-conference, observation, analysis, post-conference.
What is differentiated supervision?
Varying the supervision path by the teacher's need and level: intensive, cooperative or self-directed.
What is the Johari window's aim in a teaching team?
Enlarging the open area through mutual disclosure and feedback.
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