The national education minister of South Sudan stated on Thursday that the 2021 Primary Leaving Examinations would commence on February 14th. In Juba, Minister Awut Deng Achuil spoke to the press. “On behalf of the South Sudan National Examination Council, […]
On Tuesday, students from Juba’s public secondary schools marched peacefully to protest the suspension of classes as a result of the current teachers’ strike. Students holding posters with the initials “education is our right” asked that classes resume. Teachers in […]
Uganda reopened schools this month after a nearly two-year shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of students have returned, but many others have not, due to poverty and the need to earn income for their families. Fifteen-year-old Rania […]
Pupils whose education was delayed by significant floods in South Sudan’s Jonglei state have received contributions of different educational resources from the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) in order to resume their studies. Hua Ning, Chinese Ambassador to South […]
Western Equatoria State has granted 100 million South Sudanese pounds to each of the state’s ten counties to boost education. Alex Didi, the state governor’s press secretary, told Juba Monitor yesterday that some county commissioners had already arrived in Yambio, […]
There were tears, frustration, and anguish at East High School Ntinda yesterday Thursday as parents, and guardians turned up to pick their children following the abrupt closure of the school, just days after reopening for a new term on January […]
The decision comes at a time when many schools in the country had opted to increase fees as a way to raise money to pay back school loans. The Minister of Education stopped schools from asking parents to pay top-up […]
As schools in Uganda prepare to reopen after a prolonged period, the UK and Ireland have partnered with UNICEF to support two key activities which aim to support a safe and sustainable reopening. The focus will be on school-based surveillance […]
Following his recent call for the state government to pay teachers’ full salaries or face a strike when school reopens in January, the Secretary-General (SG) of the Central Equatoria State Teachers’ Union said he had been stripped of union membership […]
Zimbabwe and Rwanda signed a memorandum of agreement Monday that would see the two countries exchange educational people and experience. The two nations have great bilateral connections, and the most recent exchange focuses on safeguarding nationals from unethical and unfair […]
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