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Tikimt 1, 2019
National Aviation College graduates 1,102 students
National Aviation College graduated 1,102 students in its 13th cohort, about 400 of them in aviation. It says it is preparing to become an aerospace university by 2020 E.C., and applicants should check accredited programmes first.
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Tikimt 1, 2019
Kebri Dehar extends remedial registration to 23 October
Remedial students at Kebri Dehar University must register in person on Tikimt 12 and 13 (22 and 23 October 2026). Pre-register online first.
2 min read
Meskerem 30, 2019
Mekdela Amba registers new students on 19 and 20 October
Mekdela Amba University registers new, remedial and transferred students on Tikimt 9 and 10, 2019 E.C. (19 and 20 October 2026). Check your campus first.
3 min read
Meskerem 30, 2019
Wollo University sets first-year registration for October
Wollo University registers first-year students on 24 and 25 October 2026. Natural science students go to Dessie, most social science students to Kombolcha.
3 min read
Meskerem 30, 2019
Kotebe University sets registration for placed students
Students placed by the Ministry of Education register at Kotebe University on Tikimt 5 and 6, 2019 E.C. Prepare the listed documents before you travel.
3 min read
Meskerem 30, 2019
Madda Walabu University registration: Tikimt 9 and 10
New students and 2018 remedial students who reached the entry mark register at the main campus on Tikimt 9 and 10, 2019 E.C. Classes begin on Tikimt 11.
3 min read
Meskerem 29, 2019
Bule Hora University sets registration on Tikimt 16 and 17
New first-year students and remedial students who moved up must register at Bule Hora University on Tikimt 16 and 17, 2019 E.C. Bring the documents listed.
3 min read
Meskerem 29, 2019
Most surveyed students use AI chatbots for self-care
A study at Arsi University finds 70.05 percent of surveyed students use AI chatbots for self-care. Confirm any medicine with a health professional first.
3 min read
Meskerem 29, 2019
Students protest sharp rise in exam service fees
Students say the exit exam fee rose from 750 to 2,000 birr. Check the fee with the service, as the report gives no start date.
3 min read
Meskerem 29, 2019
Ministry-placed students report to Kotebe on Tikimt 5 and 6
Ministry-placed students must report in person on Tikimt 5 and 6, 2019 E.C. Students who arrive earlier or later will not be accepted.
3 min read
Meskerem 29, 2019
Assosa University sets in-person registration days
Assosa University says first-year and remedial students must register in person on Tikimt 16 and 17, 2019 E.C. Late or early arrivals are not accepted.
3 min read
Meskerem 29, 2019
Wallaga University registration set for 19 and 20 October
New first-year students assigned for 2019 E.C. and remedial students who passed in 2018 E.C. register on Tikimt 9 and 10, 2019 E.C. (19 and 20 October 2026). New students report to the Nekemte campus.
3 min read
Meskerem 29, 2019
Addis Ababa shares its early years model with Nigeria
Addis Ababa city shared its early childhood work with a Nigerian delegation led by Vice President Kashim Shettima. No action is asked of parents.
3 min read
Meskerem 29, 2019
Pakistan and Ethiopia reaffirm education cooperation
Pakistan and Ethiopia reaffirmed education ties on Meskerem 29, 2019 E.C. (9 October 2026). No agreement is signed; a draft MoU awaits Ethiopia's comments.
4 min read
Meskerem 29, 2019
Bule Hora University sets registration for 2019 intake
Registration at Bule Hora University is on Tikimt 16 and 17, 2019 E.C. (26 and 27 October 2026). The post lists the documents to bring, including national ID.
2 min read
Meskerem 29, 2019
Werabe University opens remedial programme applications
Werabe University takes remedial programme applications until Tikimt 16, 2019 E.C. (26 October 2026). Bring school records and a 100 birr fee receipt.
3 min read
Meskerem 29, 2019
Federal boarding schools accept Grade 9 and 10 applications
The Ministry of Education is filling open places at federal boarding schools. Apply online at sbs.moe.gov.et by Tikimt 1, 2019 E.C. (11 October 2026).
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Meskerem 29, 2019
Wolkite University registration is on 19 and 20 October
New first-year students and 2018 remedial pass students must register in person on Tikimt 9 and 10, 2019 E.C. Early or late arrivals will not be accepted.
3 min read
Meskerem 29, 2019
Debre Berhan University sets registration and class dates
Registration for the 2019 intake is on Tikimt 11 and 12, 2019 E.C. (21 and 22 October 2026). Classes begin on Tikimt 16, 2019 E.C. (26 October 2026).
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Meskerem 29, 2019
Injibara University announces first-year registration dates
Injibara University will register its new first-year students and the 2018 E.C. remedial students who moved up, on Tikimt 12 and 13, 2019 E.C. Dates for new remedial students are still to come.
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Meskerem 29, 2019
Public Service University admits sponsored candidates
Some government-sponsored candidates sat the Public Service University entrance exam on Meskerem 27, 2019 E.C. (7 October 2026) and have been admitted to regular undergraduate study. Admitted candidates must register at the main registrar office on Meskerem 29 and 30, 2019 E.C. (9 and 10 October 2026).
2 min read
Meskerem 29, 2019
Education minister reappointed, pledges to finish reforms
Berhanu Nega was reappointed Minister of Education on 8 October 2026 and pledged to finish the ongoing reforms. No new exam or admission rule was announced.
3 min read
Meskerem 28, 2019
Ethiopia says it is expanding AI and applied research
Ethiopia says it is expanding artificial intelligence and applied research. One report names no programme, budget or date, so wait for official notices.
3 min read
Meskerem 28, 2019
Dire Dawa University registration is on 17 and 18 October
New first-year students and 2018 remedial pass students report in person on 17 and 18 October 2026. Those who arrive early or late will not be admitted.
3 min read
Meskerem 28, 2019
Education minister pledges to finish sector reforms
Minister Brihanu Negga said the ministry will complete the education reforms under way. Changing the system at its core and keeping quality come next.
3 min read
Meskerem 28, 2019
Wolaita Sodo University seeks candidates for president post
Wolaita Sodo University is recruiting a president. Candidates with a second degree or higher can apply for 22 working days from the notice.
2 min read
Meskerem 28, 2019
Brihanu Negga approved again as education minister
Prof. Brihanu Negga was approved as education minister on Meskerem 28, 2019 E.C. (8 October 2026). No change to exams or admissions was reported.
2 min read
Meskerem 28, 2019
Woldia first-year registration is on 19 and 20 October
Woldia University registers new first-years on Tikimt 9 and 10, 2019 E.C. Students who arrive early or late will not be accepted, so check the date.
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Meskerem 28, 2019
Dambi Dollo University registration: Tikimt 9 and 10
Dambi Dollo University registers new first-year and 2018 remedial pass students on Tikimt 9 and 10, 2019 E.C. Classes start on Tikimt 11.
3 min read
Meskerem 28, 2019
Mattu University sets registration for Tikimt 9 and 10
Mattu University says new freshmen and 2018 remedial pass students register on Tikimt 9 and 10, 2019 E.C. Check your campus before you travel.
3 min read
Meskerem 28, 2019
Wolaita Sodo University registers on Tikimt 9 and 10
Wolaita Sodo University says new first-degree students and 2018 remedial pass students register on Tikimt 9 and 10, 2019 E.C. Natural science students go to a campus set by surname.
3 min read
Meskerem 28, 2019
Arba Minch University sets registration days
Registration is on Tikimt 5 and 6, 2019 E.C. (15 and 16 October 2026) and classes start on Tikimt 9. Check your campus on the SMIS portal.
2 min read
Meskerem 28, 2019
Jigjiga University registration runs Tikimt 9 to 11
Jigjiga University registration runs Tikimt 9 to 11, 2019 E.C. Upload your documents on the portal with your admission number.
3 min read
Meskerem 28, 2019
Wachemo University sets campus registration by surname
Wachemo University registers new first-degree students on Tikimt 9 and 10, 2019 E.C. Surnames A to M register at Hosanna, N to Z at Durame.
3 min read
Meskerem 27, 2019
Bahir Dar University sets 2019 registration dates
Bahir Dar University registers new students on Tikimt 9 and 10, 2019 E.C. Readmission applications follow on Tikimt 16 and 17, 2019 E.C.
3 min read
Meskerem 27, 2019
Block grant rules for autonomous universities take effect
Regulation No. 594/2018 on university block grants is in force. Autonomous universities must send budget requests by the end of Yekatit.
4 min read
Meskerem 27, 2019
Returning Mekelle University students must register online
Returning students must register online from Meskerem 28, 2019 E.C. (8 October 2026). First-year 2018 students also pick a department.
2 min read
Meskerem 27, 2019
Borana University registers new students on Tikimt 4 and 5
New first-degree students and 2018 remedial passes register at Borana University's Yabelo registrar on Tikimt 4 and 5, 2019 E.C. A digital ID is required.
2 min read
Meskerem 27, 2019
Mizan-Tepi University sets registration for Tikimt 9 and 10
New first-degree and 2018 remedial pass students register on 19 and 20 October 2026. Check your campus: social science at Mizan Aman, natural science at Tepi.
2 min read
Meskerem 27, 2019
Debre Tabor freshman registration: Tikimt 9 and 10, 2019
New first-degree students and 2018 remedial passers register on Tikimt 9 and 10, 2019 E.C. (19 and 20 October 2026). Bring the listed documents.
3 min read
Meskerem 27, 2019
Bonga University sets registration for 2019 E.C. students
Placed first-degree students and 2018 remedial pass students register at Bonga University on Tikimt 5 and 6, 2019 E.C. Documents are listed below.
3 min read
Meskerem 27, 2019
Borana University registers new regular students and 2018 E.C. remedial passers on Tikimt 4 and 5
Borana University registers newly placed 2019 E.C. first-year regular students and 2018 E.C. remedial passers on Tikimt 4 and 5 (14 and 15 October 2026), in person at the main campus in Yabello.
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Meskerem 26, 2019
Dilla University registers new students on Tikimt 5 and 6, and remedial entrants on Tikimt 19 and 20
Dilla University registers first-year, postgraduate and 2018 E.C. remedial passers on Tikimt 5 and 6 (15 and 16 October 2026). Newly placed remedial entrants follow on Tikimt 19 and 20 (29 and 30 October 2026).
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Meskerem 26, 2019
Oda Bultum University registers new and remedial students on Tikimt 4 and 5, and classes start on Tikimt 6
Oda Bultum University registers students placed for 2019 E.C. and its 2018 E.C. remedial passers on Tikimt 4 and 5 (14 and 15 October 2026). Teaching begins on Tikimt 6 (16 October 2026).
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Meskerem 26, 2019
University of Gondar registers new students on Tikimt 4 and 5, after they register online
The University of Gondar expects new first-year, remedial-passer and postgraduate students on Tikimt 4 and 5 (14 and 15 October 2026). First-degree students must register online first, at Registration.uog.edu.et.
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Meskerem 26, 2019
Debark University postpones registration for remedial students placed by the Ministry
Debark University has put off registration for the remedial students the Ministry placed with it for 2019 E.C. It was set for Meskerem 28 and 29 (8 and 9 October 2026) and now has no date, because the Ministry has not sent their details.
2 min readMeskerem 26, 2019
Addis Ababa University's Confucius Institute registers Chinese language learners until Tikimt 2
The Confucius Institute at Addis Ababa University is registering learners for its Level 1 Chinese Language Certificate Program until Tikimt 2 (12 October 2026). Teaching starts on Saturday, Tikimt 7 (17 October 2026), for ten weeks.
1 min readMeskerem 23, 2019
Jimma University registers its first-year students on Tikimt 4 and 5
Jimma University will register the first-year students placed with it for 2019 E.C. on Tikimt 4 and 5 (14 and 15 October 2026). Natural science and social science students go to different campuses. Remedial students get a later date.
1 min readMeskerem 23, 2019
Students say the new exam fees put a retake out of reach
Students quoted by Tikvah Education say the exit exam fee of 2,000 birr, up from 750, and the 3,500 birr fee for postgraduate candidates will stop people from retaking. They also ask that fees to correct a name error be dropped.
3 min read
Meskerem 21, 2019
Injibara University registers second and third degree students on Meskerem 25 to 27
Applicants to Injibara University's 2019 E.C. second degree (regular and extension) and third degree (regular) programmes register in person from Meskerem 25 to 27, 2019 E.C. (5 to 7 October 2026). Classes start on Meskerem 28 (8 October 2026).
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Meskerem 21, 2019
The Ministry sets cut-off points for teacher training colleges, from 150 to 215
The Ministry of Education has set the cut-off scores for the 2019 E.C. teacher training colleges: 215 for male and 205 for female diploma candidates, 210 and 195 for certificate, with lower marks for four groups.
2 min readMeskerem 21, 2019
Tigray's university students are asked to wait while the Ministry reviews placement complaints
The Ministry of Education says it is reviewing complaints about moving students of Tigray's four public universities elsewhere for now, and asks them to wait where they are until a reporting date is announced.
2 min read
Meskerem 21, 2019
Woldia University postpones registration for new and remedial students
Woldia University has put off registration for first-year and remedial students placed for 2019 E.C. It had been set for Meskerem 26 and 27 (6 and 7 October 2026) and now has no date. Returning students still register then.
2 min readSeptember 2026
Meskerem 2019
Meskerem 19, 2019
AASTU sets its continuing education entrance test for Meskerem 20
Addis Ababa Science and Technology University tests 70 listed applicants to its continuing education degree programme on Wednesday, Meskerem 20, 2019 E.C. (30 September 2026), at 2:00 PM in the new Digital Library, building 46.
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Meskerem 17, 2019
New exam fees: exit exam 2,000 birr, NGAT 3,500 birr
A Council of Ministers regulation sets new fees for the assessment service: 2,000 birr for the exit exam, 3,500 birr for NGAT and 950 birr for the Grade 12 exam.
4 min readMeskerem 17, 2019
The Ministry's new rules for promoting teachers
A new directive sets seven career levels for government school teachers and asks that 75% of a teacher's students score 50% or more before promotion.
5 min read
Meskerem 15, 2019
Placement is out for remedial students and for Tigray's university students
Students entering the remedial programme and students of Tigray's universities can now see where they were placed, on the Ministry's student portal.
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Meskerem 14, 2019
Public Service University applications now close on 1 October, and remedial passers can join its extension programme
The online form for public servants nominated to its degree programmes now closes on Meskerem 21, 2019 E.C. The entrance exam is on Meskerem 27.
2 min readMeskerem 14, 2019
The Federal TVT Institute keeps registration open until 5 October
Registration for this year's training at the Federal Technical and Vocational Training Institute stays open until Meskerem 25, 2019 E.C., its deputy director general said.
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Meskerem 14, 2019
The Red Cross School of Humanity takes up to 60 graduates into free certificate training
Graduates can apply in person in Addis Ababa on Meskerem 25 and 26, 2019 E.C. for two three-month certificates in humanitarian work. Applying is free.
2 min readMeskerem 13, 2019
New students at the federal boarding schools report on 28 and 29 September
Students placed in Grade 9 and Grade 10 at the federal special boarding schools report on Meskerem 18 and 19, 2019 E.C., with bedding, school supplies and their transfer papers.
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Meskerem 12, 2019
The Ministry sets the rules for university admission, field placement and transfers
A circular signed by Minister Berhanu Nega tells public universities how to admit students, place them in a field and handle transfers. A transfer needs both universities to agree.
4 min readMeskerem 11, 2019
Students on the federal boarding school waiting list can register until 23 September
Students on the waiting list for the federal special boarding secondary schools can register until Meskerem 13, 2019 E.C. Places are limited.
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Meskerem 11, 2019
The Federal TVT Institute takes remedial students in natural science until 25 September
Natural science students who reached the remedial entry mark in the 2018 E.C. Grade 12 exam can apply in person at the institute in Addis Ababa until Meskerem 15, 2019 E.C.
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Meskerem 11, 2019
The science and technology universities name their reporting days
Addis Ababa Science and Technology takes its new students on 28 and 29 September 2026 (Meskerem 18 and 19). Adama registers new and returning students on 30 September and 1 October (Meskerem 20 and 21).
4 min readMeskerem 11, 2019
47 public universities did not meet the minimum for re-registration, the Education and Training Authority says
The Authority reviewed the documents 47 public universities submitted, Addis Ababa University among them, and found none met the minimum re-registration requirement. They have been given more time.
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Meskerem 11, 2019
Nine research universities are ready to start becoming autonomous and wait for the Ministry
Bahir Dar and Hawassa universities say their paperwork for autonomy is done. The Ministry of Education says the nine research universities will start soon, after a list is published.
2 min readMeskerem 9, 2019
Amhara has registered over 4.7 million students for the 2019 E.C. school year
The Amhara Region Education Bureau planned to register 7.6 million students. By Pagume 5, 2018 E.C. it had registered over 4.7 million, or 62 percent.
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Meskerem 8, 2019
The Education and Training Authority sets out who may enrol in higher education
As universities open registration, the federal Education and Training Authority reminded applicants and institutions of the entry rules for first degrees, master's degrees and foreign certificates.
2 min readMeskerem 7, 2019
Students heading into the remedial programme choose their universities by Meskerem 11
Students whose 2018 E.C. Grade 12 result places them in the remedial programme rank their institutions from Meskerem 7 to 11 (17 to 21 September 2026) at student.ethernet.edu.et/preferences.
2 min readMeskerem 7, 2019
Remedial students ask the Ministry to check their exit exam results
Students who took the 2018 E.C. remedial programme have sent the Ministry of Education a joint complaint saying their exit exam results are far lower than their work deserved.
2 min read
Meskerem 6, 2019
University placement is out for the 2018 E.C. Grade 12 passers
The Ministry of Education has published university placement for students who passed the 2018 E.C. Grade 12 exam. The portal is student.ethernet.edu.et, and a complaint has to be filed online within five days.
4 min readMeskerem 4, 2019
Addis Ababa University reopens postgraduate applications
AAU is taking Masters and PhD applicants again for 2019 E.C. Applications close at 12:30 on 15 September 2026 and the entrance exam is on 16 September.
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Meskerem 4, 2019
Tigray's university students get temporary places elsewhere
Students of universities in Tigray will be placed at other public universities for now. More than 5,000 applied for a transfer, and the Ministry published the temporary universities on 25 September.
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Meskerem 4, 2019
The remedial entry mark is 240 for men and 228 for women
The Ministry of Education has set the 2018 E.C. Grade 12 marks that take a student into the remedial programme for 2019 E.C.: 240 out of 600 for men, 228 for women, and lower marks for four supported groups.
3 min readMeskerem 4, 2019
The 2019 E.C. school year opens on Meskerem 5
The Ministry of Education confirms that classes nationwide begin on Tuesday Meskerem 5, 2019 E.C. (15 September 2026), the date the year's calendar set.
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Meskerem 2, 2019
The science and technology entrance results are out
Everyone who sat the Adama and Addis Ababa entrance test on 9 September can check the same page. Addis Ababa has also published the marks it admitted on.
3 min readMeskerem 2, 2019
Bahir Dar calls back its alternative teacher trainees
Trainees who were on the alternative teacher training programme in 2018 E.C. register on 17 and 18 September to finish the courses they have left.
2 min readPagume 5, 2018
Addis Ababa University has reopened admission for two days
A second and final call for applicants who missed the first round. Applications close on 12 September at 12:30 in the afternoon, and the entrance test is on 14 September.
5 min readPagume 4, 2018
The 2019 E.C. registration dates, university by university
Thirty-one universities have now published their notices. Wolkite opened on Meskerem 4, Debark closes the season on Meskerem 30, and only Debark and Woldia have given the Ministry's new placements a date.
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Pagume 4, 2018
Most Grade 12 candidates now sit the exam on a computer
The share sitting the national exam on a screen has gone from 4.37 percent to 60.82 percent in three years, and the Minister has said the plan is to go fully online.
2 min read
Pagume 4, 2018
The Ethiopian Public Service University has a new emblem
The university has changed its logo, and the announcement carries the part a placement candidate needs: what this institution now is, and who it now admits.
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Pagume 2, 2018
The Grade 12 pass rate has nearly quadrupled in four years
The assessment service has published the share of candidates reaching 50 percent for each of the last five years. It went from 3.32 percent in 2014 E.C. to 12.85 percent in 2018 E.C., and the climb was not uninterrupted.
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Pagume 2, 2018
Students who missed the federal school entrance exam sit it on Pagume 2
The Ministry of Education has called a second sitting of the federal secondary school entrance exam, for students who were selected but did not sit the paper on Nehase 29. It opens at 8:30 in the morning at the nearest exam centre.
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Nehase 30, 2018
The AAU entrance test sits on 7 and 8 September
The testing centre has published the venue schedule for the Undergraduate Admission Test. There are three sessions a day, and applicants who chose three named institutions now sit at AASTU.
3 min readNehase 30, 2018
The science and technology entrance test is on 9 September
Everyone who registered online with Adama or Addis Ababa science and technology university sits on ጳጉሜን 04. Passing it takes you out of the Ministry's placement.
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Nehase 30, 2018
The NGAT results have been released
Everyone who sat the postgraduate entrance test on 26 and 27 August can now look up their score at result.ethernet.edu.et with the username they registered under.
2 min readNehase 29, 2018
Debre Tabor says seven Disqualified results were an error
The university's registrar told the assessment service that seven remedial candidates were marked Disqualified by mistake, and asked other universities to re-check their own.
3 min readNehase 29, 2018
The state lost 8 billion birr to exit exam failures
A study presented at a Ministry workshop puts the two-year exit exam pass rate at 33.1 per cent, and the cost sharing the state did not collect back at over 8 billion birr.
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Nehase 28, 2018
Grade 12 candidates can choose their university and field until 10 September
The Ministry of Education has opened university and field of study choices for everyone who earned a university entrance result on the regular 2018 E.C. programme. The portal closes at 23:59 on 10 September 2026.
5 min readNehase 28, 2018
The university intake figures going round have no source
Fewer than 130,000 entrants, fewer than 50,000 remedial places and a mark above 38 per cent are circulating this week. No official has been named for any of them.
3 min read
Nehase 28, 2018
A new university placement system is coming next year
Education Minister Berhanu Nega told public university presidents that a technology-assisted placement and transfer system starts with the coming academic year.
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Nehase 27, 2018
Health licensing exam results are out on the EHPLE portal
Everyone who sat the Nehase 2018 E.C. competency examination can now open their score at hple.moh.gov.et, signing in with a Fayda FAN. This is the first round that also shows each candidate a domain by domain breakdown.
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Nehase 26, 2018
Remedial results are out, and some students say theirs reads Disqualified
Results for the 2018 E.C. remedial programme opened on result.ethernet.edu.et. Students at ten universities have told Tikvah Education their scores came back marked Disqualified.
4 min readAugust 2026
Nehase 2018
Nehase 25, 2018
Addis Ababa University has opened 200 presidential scholarships
Each place covers the full cost and carries a stipend, and it is claimed through the admission application that closes on 4 September. Keeping one takes a 3.50 CGPA.
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Nehase 25, 2018
Addis Ababa University has a second, separate call for extension study
The extension call is its own notice on the university portal, and its rules are not the regular call's. It shares one deadline with them: 4 September.
5 min readNehase 24, 2018
Two science and technology universities have opened entrance test registration
Adama and Addis Ababa science and technology universities are registering natural science candidates who reached 50 percent in the 2018 E.C. Grade 12 exam. Registration runs to 8 September.
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Nehase 24, 2018
A bank guard passed for university, and the bank is paying for the degree
Kes Seifu Tesfay guarded an Anbesa Bank branch in Tigray for seven years. He scored 320.25 in the 2018 E.C. Grade 12 exam, and the bank says it will cover his university costs and keep paying his family his salary.
2 min readNehase 23, 2018
Grade 12 complaint replies have started, and the cut-off going round is fake
The assessment service says it is answering complaints about the 2018 E.C. Grade 12 result, by phone, by text and inside the portal. It also says the cut-off mark being shared on social media was never published.
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Nehase 22, 2018
Universities may not move or admit first-year students placed by the Ministry
A circular signed by Education Minister Berhanu Nega tells every public university that moving a placed first-year student, or admitting one placed somewhere else, is prohibited.
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Nehase 21, 2018
How to file a Grade 12 result complaint before 1 September
The complaint address everyone is sharing opens a page of instructions rather than a form. The form sits inside your own results page, and the window closes at 4:00 PM on 1 September 2026.
5 min readNehase 20, 2018
The five named top scorers, and the schools that passed everyone
All five of the year's highest Grade 12 results now have names and photographs, and the Ministry counts 88 schools that passed every candidate they entered.
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Nehase 19, 2018
The Grade 12 result is live, and a complaint no longer means a journey
The assessment service opened the 2018 E.C. results on the evening of 25 August. There are three addresses and no fourth one, and complaints are filed online until 1 September.
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Nehase 18, 2018
The highest score of the year belongs to Jalal Girma
The 591.6 out of 600 that the Ministry read out on 22 August as the best result of the year now has a name. It was scored in natural science at Oda Special Boarding School in Adama.
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Nehase 18, 2018
The top social science score belongs to Sedem Abdulaziz
The highest social science result of the year, 576.2 out of 600, was scored at Ifa Boru Special Boarding School in Dodola. The channel that named the student calls it a first for the stream.
3 min read
Nehase 18, 2018
Addis Ababa University has opened first-degree admission
The call covers the 2026/27 academic year and runs through the university's own entrance test. Applications for that test open on 25 August 2026 and close on 4 September.
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Nehase 17, 2018
NGAT entrance tickets can now be downloaded
Registered candidates can sign in and print the entrance ticket, which names the centre, the session and the date. The test runs on 26 and 27 August 2026, and everyone is asked to arrive half an hour early.
2 min readNehase 17, 2018
Where the Grade 12 passes came from, region by region
Addis Ababa passed 32.3 percent of its candidates and Gambella 3.74 percent. Oromia passed the most students in raw numbers. The Ministry also counted 565 schools where nobody passed, down from 1,232 last year.
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Nehase 17, 2018
The student behind the second-highest Grade 12 score has been named
Hidase Zemenu scored 583 out of 600 in natural science, the second of the four results the Ministry read out. Her school had already named its library after her for a 99.67 average.
2 min readNehase 16, 2018
70,544 students passed the 2018 E.C. Grade 12 national exam
The Ministry of Education announced the results on 22 August 2026. Of the 550,210 candidates who sat the exam, 12.8 percent reached 50 percent or above. Candidates who sat on a computer passed at more than four times the rate of those who sat on paper.
3 min readNehase 16, 2018
When the Grade 12 result arrives, and what to do if you disagree with it
Results go out to students on Monday 24 or Tuesday 25 August 2026. Candidates who want to contest a score get five or six days. Remedial places will be fewer this year, and the cut-off mark has not been set yet.
3 min readNehase 16, 2018
The highest Grade 12 scores of 2018 E.C., and the schools behind them
The top result of the year is 591.6 out of 600, from a boarding school in Adama. The Ministry read out four highest scores at its briefing on 22 August 2026, two in natural science and two in social science.
2 min read
Nehase 15, 2018
Federal boarding school registration runs to 26 August
The Ministry of Education has extended registration for the federal special boarding secondary schools to Nehase 20, 2018 E.C. Some regions published their Grade 8 results late, which left students unable to apply in time.
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Nehase 15, 2018
Some NGAT candidates have been moved to a different university
Not every public university is an NGAT centre this round, and candidates who registered at one that was left out have been reassigned. The examination is expected on Nehase 20 and 21, 2018 E.C.
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Nehase 15, 2018
The 93 percent Grade 12 pass claim going round is fake
A news-style card saying the Ministry of Education announced a 93 percent Grade 12 pass rate is a fabrication, and the picture itself was made with AI. The real result came out the next day, and the national pass rate was 12.8 percent.
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Nehase 15, 2018
The health licensing exam finished on its third day
The competency examination that began on Nehase 13 closed with the nursing sittings on 21 August. It ran at centres in 31 public universities, for first-degree graduates in 17 health fields.
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Canada is halving the places for new international students
Canada will issue up to 408,000 study permits in 2026, and only 155,000 of them go to newly arriving students, down from 305,900. Graduates also face a language test to work after finishing, and studying there has never guaranteed the right to stay.
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Nehase 11, 2018
Ten public universities open the president's post to competition
The Ministry of Education has approved a directive covering how public university presidents are recruited, selected and appointed. Ten universities go first, and each one's own governing board runs the competition.
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Nehase 11, 2018
Addis Ababa University law students win Africa and reach the world finals
A team from the AAU School of Law came first in the African round of the FDI Moot, an international mock-court competition, beating 14 other teams from across the continent. They go on to the world finals in Shenzhen, China, in October.
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Nehase 10, 2018
A qualification for bookkeepers: ETiCPA opens the ATQ to applicants
The Ethiopian Institute of Certified Public Accountants is calling for applicants to its Accounting Technician Qualification. It is aimed at the middle level of finance work in both government and private employment, and eleven institutions are accredited to teach it.
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Nehase 7, 2018
Health professionals sit the licensing exam from 19 to 21 August
The Ministry of Health has set the competency examination for Nehase 13 to 15, 2018 E.C. Orientation is the afternoon before. Candidates carry in a National ID and a printed slip with a QR code, and the centre named on the slip is the only place the exam can be sat.
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Nehase 5, 2018
Free coding training is open to students, and the target runs to Nehase
The national coders programme passed five million enrolments in June and is aiming for seven million by Nehase 2018 E.C. The courses are free, registration is at ethiocoders.et, and a student can start over the kremt holiday without the school doing anything.
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Nehase 5, 2018
Eleven more vocational subjects arrive in Grade 11 from 2019 E.C.
The Ministry of Education has named 11 additional work-and-practice trades for Grades 11 and 12, starting with Grade 11 in the 2019 E.C. school year. The Addis Ababa Education Bureau has now issued the implementation manual that tells its schools how to pick which of the eleven to open.
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Curriculum Plus: what international schools in Ethiopia are being asked to change
The Ministry of Education wants international schools to teach parts of the Ethiopian curriculum and to enrol more foreign nationals. Enforcement was set for September 2026, and a transition period has been signalled but not published.
3 min readNehase 5, 2018
Grade 12 results for 2018 E.C.: what is known about the release date
The exam ran from 30 June to 23 July 2026 for 563,858 registered candidates. Results were signalled for early September and had not been released when this was published. They were announced on 22 August 2026.
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