The government’s proposal to scrap the Grade 5 scholarship exam has support but many educationists and researchers warned the country was not yet ready for the move. They say with no proper mechanism ...

An international standardised benchmarking survey conducted in 2023 revealed that South African Grade 5 school students ranked last out of 59 countries in mathematics and science. This is an abysmal ...

The Ministry of Education (MoE) is studying the recommendations of a committee that looked into reforms for the Grade 5 Scholarship examination system, said Education Minister Akiila Viraj Kariawasam.

• Grade 3 learners were assessed in integrated areas from October to December last year. • This year, the end-of-grade assessment will be based on Mathematics and English activities.

(NEXSTAR) — Are you smarter than a North Carolina fifth-grader taking their end-of-grade math test? As another new school year is underway, it’s never a bad idea to know what the kids are learning — ...

The new competency-based curriculum (CBC) system of education is set to come under sharp scrutiny in a planned mock national assessment for Grade 5 learners, which will offer a glimpse into how they ...