About 69 percent of students taking the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations, known as WASSCE, passed, according to the Ministry of Education.
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Soltiamon’s PTA Says Police Action to Barricade Principal’s Home Was ‘Disgusting’
The Parents Teachers Association of the Soltiamon School System has frowned on the action of the Liberian National Police to barricade the home of the school’s principal, Solomon Juah, Sr.
Soltiamon’s Principal and Dean of Students Released from Prison on Criminal Appearance Bond
A day after they were incarcerated for flogging a female student at their Soltiamon Christian School System, the principal and the dean of student affairs have both been released from pre-detention at the Monrovia Central Prison.
Government Offices, Schools Ordered to Remain Open on June 7
Ahead of the mass protest expected to take place tomorrow in Monrovia, President George Weah has ordered that all government ministries and agencies must remain open and functional.
BWI Principal Harris Tarnue Fired for Nepotism and Gross Disrespect
The principal of the Booker Washington Institute, Harris Tarnue, has been relieved of his post following a meeting of the institution’s board of governors.
Ten BWI Students Ejected From WASSCE for Not Meeting Requirements
At least ten junior students attending the Booker Washington Institute in Kakata were dismissed from writing this year’s West African Secondary School Certificate Examination after an investigation showed that they did not meet the criteria for the test.
University of Liberia Operating in Deficit as Gov’t Fails to Pay for Free Tuition Policy
The University of Liberia has told the Senate’s committees on education and public administration that the institution now operates at a deficit due to the government’s failure to pay for its free tuition policy.