MoEHE to announce General Secondary Certificate results on Thursday
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) will announce on Thursday the results of the General Secondary Education Certificate for the 2024-2025 academic year (first round). Results will be available online via the ministry's website after 12:00 pm.
The ministry will also hold a press conference at 12:30 pm at its headquarters to review success rates and other key educational indicators related to the General Secondary Certificate examination results.
More than 15,600 high school students sat for their final exams for the 2024-2025 academic year, held from June 17 to 29 across 83 testing centers nationwide.
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