Education

Some of the new textbooks for the new curriculum (Photo: Sheila Ponnie) By Sheila Ponnie Over a month since the Ministry of General Education and Instructions launched a new National Curriculum for South Sudan, teachers in Juba have complained over lack of textbooks for the new curriculum. The Curriculum is...

The students during the meeting (Photo: Sheila Ponnie By Sheila Ponnie With fewer teachers entering the profession in South Sudan and more of them leaving their careers looking for greener pastures, students are being left without qualified teachers. Students of St. Daniel Comboni Secondary School in Juba have threatened to...

University students studying with poor prospects of getting a job after completing their education, some have resorted to doing assignments for those still in college at a fee. The practice has seen the UK seeking to ban advertising for help with academic work. PHOTO | FOTOSEARCH Only days after Kenya...

Brother Peter Tabichi, a mathematics and physics teacher at Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in Pwani Village /Getty image By Catholic News Agency What happens when you give a Franciscan $1 million? He gives it away. At least that’s what Brother Peter Tabichi, OFM, plans to do with the $1...

Mail and Gurdian Early childhood development (ECD) is universally recognised for its concern with the foundation years of life, focusing on the holistic development of a child’s potential. It is during the first six years of a child’s life that much learning takes place and is developed. The early years...

  Secretary General of National Examinations Council, Mr. Simon Nyok Deng during the press conference (Photo by Viola Matela): By Viola Matela The Secretary General of the National Examinations Council has refuted allegations of malpractices in the just concluded Primary Leaving Examinations. “I can ascertain to the public that the...

By Bullen Bala Alexander The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Human Right Division has called on students to stand up for each other’s rights in the country. Mr. James Fandas, UNMISS Human Right Division representative said South Sudanese are one people and they need to unite and fight...

  South Sudanese students cut cake during the welcoming ceremony for the first year students at Kampala International University |photo| Martin Manyiel Wugol By Martin Manyiel Wugol  South Sudanese Students Association at Kampala International University (KIU) on Monday held a welcoming ceremony for its newly admitted students at KIU with...

By Manyuon Mayen Manyuon At least a total of 912 teachers in Bor town of Jonglei State have started receiving cash incentives. The incentive Impact project was initiated to motivate teachers across the country. Daniel Kuany Riak, Bor Municipal Council Education Director told reporters yesterday in Bor that each teacher...

Vice Chancellor, Catholic University Fr. Mathew Pagan |Photo| Moses Gum By Moses Gum At least 380 students are set to graduate from the Catholic University of South Sudan on Saturday. According to the university’s Vice Chancellor Dr. Fr. Mathew Pagan, all plans were completed to ensure that everything runs as...