Education minister’s no-show at House angers MPs
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou’s unexpected absence on Friday from a meeting with the House education committee drew strong reactions from MPs, who were expecting to...
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Coronavirus: delayed lab results cost student economics exam
A high-school graduate has possibly lost her chance for a university seat after she was denied entry to an exam because she had not received...
Coronavirus: students to have rapid test for Pancyprian exams
An education ministry proposal on how the Pancyprian exams will be carried out is set to be presented during Wednesday’s Cabinet session. A report carried...
Coronavirus: January exams cancelled in lyceums and technical schools
The education ministry announced Saturday the cancellation of January exams in lyceums and technical schools following the lockdown imposed by the government in a bid...
Lottides suggests public sector exams be more ‘individualised’ for people with disabilities
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides is calling on the public services commission to make the necessary exam adjustments for people with hearing and other disabilities that would...
Pancyprian exam results out, only 13 students managed perfect score (Updated)
The average mark in core subjects in the Pancyprian exams remains below 50 per cent for 2020 with only 13 students reaching a perfect score....
Revised exam programme posted online
The revised programme for the Pancyprian exams has been posted on the website of the education ministry, the ministry announced on Thursday. The details can...
Coronavirus: Final exams in lyceum to be held on new schedule
Education minister Prodromos Prodromou on Tuesday said the level of this year’s final examinations for high school students will be adjusted to the circumstances created...
Thousands of students boycott classes over exam change
Thousands of high school students refused to attend classes on Wednesday after the education ministry rejected their multiple requests to ban the four-monthly exams. The...
Changes afoot for the four-monthly exams
Adjustments to the four-monthly exam model are progressing smoothly with some changes expected soon Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Wednesday. “The first four-monthly exam...
Introduction of new exams goes smoothly says minister (updated)
The newly introduced four-monthly exams in high schools have started smoothly, education minister Prodromos Prodromou said after visiting the lyceum in Dasoupolis, Nicosia on Monday...
Students abstain from class over exam change (Updated)
High school students and students at technical schools did not attend lessons during the third and fourth period on Tuesday in a protest against recently...
Majority of teachers reject strike action over exams
The majority of teachers on Monday morning decided not to stage work stoppages to protest against recently introduced four-monthly exams in high schools. After 100...
Secondary schools reopen, problems remain
Exams, uniforms and mobile phones dominate discussion As secondary schools were reopening on Friday, students and the education ministry looked set for new clashes over...
Lawmakers approve staggered twice-yearly exams
Lawmakers on Friday approved the introduction of twice-yearly exams in high schools starting with the new school year. The bill provides for the introduction of...
About 50 pct of candidates secure uni places
Around 50 per cent of high school graduates that took the entrance exams have secured places in state universities in Greece and Cyprus, it was...
Secondary teachers threaten to strike over exam changes
SECONDARY education teachers’ union Oelmek said they would take strike measures unless the education ministry changes its mind about four-monthly exams in high schools which...
Education ministry to push ahead with lyceum exam changes
The education ministry is ready to implement the system of four-monthly exams in state lyceums in the next school year, Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris told...
Probe into how Down’s Syndrome teen was given standard exam paper
EDUCATION Minister Costas Hambiaouris on Friday said a probe was launched into complaints that a 13-year-old girl with Down’s Syndrome was given the same mathematics...
Students protest garners little sympathy
Around 2,000 students protested amid rain showers outside the ministry of education on Thursday against the introduction of four-month exams. Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris strongly...
