Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

Students who failed this year’s grade-9 and grade-12 examinations should not despair as the government has provided alternative options for those who want to continue their studies, a Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training official said. ...

The Education Ministry on Saturday apologised for a system error that affected the mathematics results of hundreds of students who sat for the national exam last month. Last week, hundreds of complaints were filed by high school students who were dissatisfied with their mathematics results. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport on Thursday said its computerised score calculation process had experienced technical problems that affected the mathematics examination scores of 740 classes. This was found when its committee, established to address dissatisfaction over the results of the high school, ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport said it will set up an examination committee to review complaints from over 100 students who are unhappy with their national high school examination results. Students across the Kingdom were disappointed with their results, especially in mathematics, where ...

As many as 75,059 students or 66.21 per cent passed this year’s high school examinations. The figure is 2.37 per cent higher than last year, a Ministry of Education announcement said on Sunday. The ministry said this year, the number students who received either an ...

A Total of 117,062 students sat for their high school examinations nationwide on Monday, braving incessant rains and the marauding floods in some provinces, said the Ministry of Education. And the number of candidates this year was much higher compared to last year’s 103,112 students. ...

Minister of Education Hang Chuon Naron yesterday advised Grade 12 students who fail the national exam to study vocational skills instead of ending their education. Speaking at the launching of a pilot project “Basic Education Equivalency Program” in Phnom Penh, he said that students who ...

The Anti-Corruption Unit yesterday started registering volunteer observers for the Grade 12 National Exam to monitor the process and guard against cheating. The ACU said it needed between 4,500 and 5,000 volunteer observers for the August 20 exam. ...

The Environment and Education ministries have unveiled the official textbook on climate change for upper secondary schools. Under-secretary of state of the Environment Ministry Khut Chandara said at the official launch of the book on Monday that education played an important role in social, economic ...

The Education Ministry plans to spend nearly $5 million on the national high school exam this year. Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron said yesterday that the ministry spent about $4.8 million preparing for the national exam every year.   ...

In a bid to improve the quality of vocational education in the country, the Ministry of Education and Unesco will submit a National Policy on Lifelong Learning to the Council of Ministers following multiple discussions on the matter. ...

The Education Ministry and the Development Partnership Fund have agreed to target nine provinces to develop quality primary education. The program, phase three of the Global Partnership of Education, was launched yesterday for 40 districts in the provinces. ...

The Education Ministry’s Capacity Development Partnership Fund has accepted another multimillion dollar grant from the Global Partnership for Education in order to improve the quality of education for students lacking economic support. ...

Two prominent international unions have written to the Ministry of Education accusing it of illegally firing several employees with ties to the now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party, and asking that the group be reinstated. ...

The Ministry of Education has included a business training programme at 25 high schools across the country to give students the soft skills necessary to create their own jobs or find suitable jobs upon graduation. ...

The Education Ministry plans to cooperate with the Ministry of Education of South Korea to help train teachers in Cambodia, specifically in new teaching techniques and on the subjects of science and mathematics. ...

The Ministry of Education has fired four ex-Cambodia National Rescue Party members from their teaching jobs in Siem Reap province, according to a letter from Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron. ...

The Education Minister has issued a letter criticizing officials in its scientific research department for not ensuring their subordinates work regularly after firing former unionist and election official Rong Chhun for absenteeism. ...

Former unionist and election official Rong Chhun, who resigned from the National Election Committee (NEC) following the forced dissolution of the opposition, has been fired from the Education Ministry for being absent without permission. ...

The Ministry of Education late last week instructed provincial education departments to tighten their management of schools and to discipline teachers who are failing to live up to their responsibilities.  ...

The Ministry of Education is to expand literacy classes for garment workers to more than 12 provinces where factories are located this year, with more classes planed for the whole nation by 2020. ...

The Education Ministry has produced a short video and posted it to its YouTube channel to help teachers educate students in grades one to three. The video, which runs less than 20 minutes, shows methods of teaching Khmer literature, mathematics and other subjects. ...

The Ministry of Education plans to incorporate an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 community-based kindergartens – currently run by commune councils with support from NGOs – into the state public school system to ensure their sustainability, according to a new sub-decree. ...

The Japanese government on Friday granted $3.2 million to Cambodia through the World Food Programme to provide meals to students in vulnerable communities. ...