State school teachers outraged over university move to accept private school students
Teaching unions were in uproar on Thursday over a decision allowing private school graduates to obtain a place in state universities Tepak and the University...
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Around 8,000 taking Pancyprian exams
The Pancyprian exams started on Monday morning, with Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris wishing students every success ahead of the first test. The exams kicked off...
Ministry defends poor exam results
The results of the Pancyprian Exams are not indicative of the actual performance of pupils, the education ministry said on Tuesday. Following reactions to the...
Our View: Physics fiasco mob rule by another name
Our authorities have a talent for allowing things to degenerate into farce. This is primarily because very few people in positions of authority are willing...
Physics question continues to create furore
The education ministry has announced it will add points to the results of those who took the physics school leaving exam because one question was...
Pancyprian exams get underway (Updated)
Pancyprian exams started at high schools around the island on Monday with approximately 7,700 students sitting a modern Greek exam, which all school leavers have...
Paphos student scores top marks in Pancyprian exams
CHRYSTALLENI Tryfonos, a student at the Agios Neophytos lyceum in Paphos, scored top marks of 20 out of 20 in the Pancyprian exams, while across...
High schools’ exam split to start from 2018 (Update – list of measures)
FOLLOWING extended debate, parliament on Friday approved a government proposal splitting the universal Pancyprian exams into separate school-leaving and university-entry exams, as well as regulations...
Computer whiz tops university exams list
DEMETRIS Christodoulou, a high-school graduate from Limassol who wants to study computer science, was surprised to find out on Friday that he had topped the...
Over 8,000 sitting Pancyprian exams (Updated with Kadis comments)
Modern Greek was the first subject of the Pancyprian exams which started on Tuesday for 8,198 students across the islands hoping to secure a place...
Central education body on the way, Kadis says
The ministry of education is going to set up an independent central agency which will manage school exams as well as job appointments and promotions...
Alternative exams for private-school UCy hopefuls
The cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill for an alternative procedure that will allow private-school students to claim a place in state universities, Education Minister...
AG rules that UCy decision on transfer students was wrong, minister says
A University of Cyprus (UCy) decision to transfer back private-school students who had been accepted at third-level institutions abroad based on their GCE results, violates...
UCy private students’ row snowballs
By Andria Kades THE PLACEMENT of five students from private schools at the University of Cyprus (UCy) based on international rather than Pancyprian entrance exams...
UCy asked to withdraw decision to enrol GCE students
By George Psyllides Education Minister Costas Kadis has asked the rector of the University of Cyprus (UCy) to withdraw a decision to enrol students with GCE and...
How dare the teachers blame the ‘tough’ Greek exam?
By Loucas Charalambous WHAT a relief that Cyprus is nothing like Japan, because if it were half the teachers in secondary education would have committed...
Greek essay theme ‘current’
By Evie Andreou The theme of the essay in the Modern Greek exam that lyceum school leavers sat on Monday was very current, Education Minister...
Pancyprian exams begin Monday
A total of 8,619 students across the island begin their final exams on Monday morning with Modern Greek, a compulsory subject for all seeking to...
Being organised the secret of top student’s success
By a Staff Reporter Christina Anastasiadou from Limassol came top of the list of those who have been granted university places, the results of which...
Exam results poor
THE results of this year’s Pancyprian exams, sat by school leavers, were again disheartening, with candidates’ average grades falling below the pass mark in two...
