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A teacher helps visually impaired students at Masaka in Kigali. Teachers who are visually impaired are calling for proper school infrastructure that caters for persons with disabilities. / Craish Bahizi
Education

Teachers with disabilities call for inclusive school infrastructure

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Students during a group work at College St Andre in Nyamirambo. The school is in the process of requesting a green light from the ministry to restore the previous school fees of Rwf 176, 000. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Education

Schools walk a fine line as new tuition fees structure takes effect

Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Students arrive at Kigali stadium to board buses. According to NESA, more than 30,000 students, who sat for national exams, filed claims requesting to change schools they were allocated.
Education

30,000 students file for school transfers

Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Teachers who are visually impaired say they encounter challenges in marking transcribed exams and request the Ministry of Education to provide them with assistants who can visually read.
Education

Visually impaired teachers want teaching assistants

Monday, October 10, 2022
Students during mechanical exercise at IPRC Kicukiro.At least 45 per cent of all O-level outstanding performers have been placed into TVET schools .Sam Ngenda
Education

45% of O'level graduates placed in TVET schools

Thursday, October 06, 2022
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Education

No more fruit vending: Uwikuzo reports to school on full scholarship

Thursday, October 06, 2022
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Education

International Teachers Day: Teachers share lessons, experience in profession

Wednesday, October 05, 2022
A teacher during a class at Institut Sainte Famille de Nyamasheke. File
Education

World Teachers Day: Governments urged to address teacher-shortage crisis

Tuesday, October 04, 2022
Students during a group work exercise. Over 200 Zimbabwean educators will be transferred to Kigali in the next two weeks. / File
Education

Zimbabwean teachers arrive this month

Tuesday, October 04, 2022
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Education

Rwanda’s TVET University to generate Rwf2.3bn in self-financing drive

Tuesday, October 04, 2022
A pupil during a reading exercise at Groupe Scolaire Camp Kigali. According to the Ministry of Education there is a need for collective efforts to address the shortage of reading materials in schools.File
Education

MINEDUC calls for collective efforts to increase reading materials

Saturday, October 01, 2022
President Kagame witnessed the signing of a partnership agreement between the Nanyang Technological University and Rwanda's Ministry of Education in Singapore on Friday, September 30. / Photo by Village Urugwiro
Education

Mineduc, Singaporean tech university sign academic exchange deal

Friday, September 30, 2022
Players during a friendly game at Groupe Scolaire Officiel de Butare's volleyball playground in Huye District. Public schools have been urged to allow communities, especially youth, to access sports facilities in schools. / Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Education

Public schools to avail sports facilities for community use

Thursday, September 29, 2022
Students during lunch time at Groupe Scolaire Ayabaraya in Kicukiro District on February 28. Educationists have expressed concern that the funding towards students’ meals is too small after the parents’ contribution was slashed to just Rwf975 per term despite the rise in commodity prices. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Education

Educationists express concern over new school feeding programme

Thursday, September 29, 2022
Markers on duty at one of national examination marking centres in Huye District at Groupe Scolaire Officiel de Butare. / Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Education

MINEDUC to increase national examination marking sites

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Candidates sit the National Examination at Group Scolaire Shyorongi on July 26. A total of 21,186 primary pupils and 18,369 Ordinary Level candidates, who sat their national exams last year, are set to repeat the exams .Courtesy
Education

Over 30,000 students set to repeat school year

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Valentine Uwamariya, Minister for Education. / Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva
Education

Education ministry explains rationale behind new grading system

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
State minister for Primary and Secondary Education, Gaspard Twagirayezu, hands over a laptop to Albert Ntwali Manzi (from Académie de la Salle, Gicumbi), the best performer in O’Level, in Kigali on September 27. Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva.
Education

Five things to know as primary, O’ Level results are released

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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Education

Star students, parents share joy of achievement

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Minister of Education Valentine Uwamariya (L) flanked by Gaspard Twagirayezu, the state minister for primary and secondary education (C) and Minister of State for ICT and TVET, Claudette Irere (R) , pose for a group photo with best performers in Primary Schools. Photo by Dan Nsengiyumva
Education

Kigali-based schools upstaged in national exams

Tuesday, September 27, 2022