Alhassan Bangura

A total of 201,124 candidates from 1,043 schools across Sierra Leone registered for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), with the release of results revealing significant concerns over suspected examination malpractice and performance in key subjects. According to the results highlights released on Tuesday, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has published the results of 200,756 candidates, while the results of 368 candidates from five private schools...

The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Hon. Conrad O. Sackey, has reaffirmed his commitment to reducing learning poverty and improving foundational learning outcomes in Sierra Leone during the launch of the dissemination of the Primary 0 (P0) and Primary 2 (P2) National Learning Assessment Report. The event, held on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, focused on the importance of assessing learning outcomes at the foundational level and using evidence-based approaches to address...

MBSSE Chief Education Officer Edward Kpaka officially launched the District Disability-Inclusive Focal Points (DDIFPs) Programme during a two-day Freetown workshop organised by Sightsavers and development partners. The initiative forms part of Project 57029 implementation, titled Strengthening District Systems for Disability-Inclusive Education Sierra Leone. The project aims to strengthen coordination, monitoring, accountability, and institutional capacity, promoting inclusive education...