Education
The Undersecretary of National Ministry of General Education and Instructions said 0nly 20% of the primary and secondary school teachers in South Sudan are professional teachers.
Continue reading Only 20% of teachers are qualified in South Sudan: Official
Thousands of displaced civilians who returned home to Lainya County in Central Equatoria State, are confronted with a crumbled educational system and lack of secondary schools, leading to increasing dropouts, authorities said. Continue reading Lainya children at risk of GBV over lack of secondary schools
Education ministers in Abyei and Ruweng administrative areas have blamed the poor performance in the nation-wide Certificate of Primary Examination (CPE) results on insecurity, climate change and influx of returnees. Continue reading Abyei, Ruweng blame multiple crisis for ‘worst’ CPE performance
Unity State has emerged as the best performing state in the Certificate of Primary Education results announced on Wednesday as 129 pupils from across the country squeezed into top 10 positions. Continue reading Unity ranked best CPE performing state for second year in row
The Ministry of General Education and Instruction is set to announce the nationwide results for the Certificate of Primary Examinations on Wednesday.
According to Gabriel Changson Chang, the decision was reached during a meeting of the Service Delivery Cluster Chaired by Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi Ayii.
Minister Changson who spoke on the state-own TV, SSBC, stated that the cluster discussed several topics including the official announcement of the 2023 results by the Ministry of General Education and Instruction scheduled for today.
69,573 candidates, comprising of 28,575 males and 30,908 females sat for the examinations which were conducted 20th of November 2023.
Teachers in Northern Bhar El Ghazal have petitioned the state government to demand an alleged 214 million South Sudanese pound balance deducted from their salaries mid last year, before schools reopen this academic year. Continue reading Aweil teachers demand salaries deducted in July before schools reopen
As South Sudan joins the rest of the world to mark International Day of education today, some development partners are calling on the unity government to allocate more funds to the education sector in the country. Continue reading Devt partners urge govt to allocate more funds to education sector
A senior official at the national Ministry of Education and Instruction is calling on community leaders to allocate land for public primary and secondary schools in the country. Continue reading Education official urges allocation of land for schools in Juba suburbs
A company contracted to facilitate National Communication Authority’s jobs recruitment process said Thursday 225 of the over 3,000 candidates who did an oral interview for vacant positions at the institution have made it to the final stage. Continue reading 225 passed among 3,000 applicants for NCA jobs
The exceptional South Sudanese student who scored a distinction in the 2023-2024 Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education (KCSE) examination is calling on young people to set goals and pursue them through education. Continue reading KCSE champion Gai urges goal-oriented students
