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What did the Ministry of Education announce?
Tikvah University and Tikvah Education both reported a notice from the Ministry of Education on 16 October 2026 (Tikimt 6, 2019 E.C.). The notice concerns open places in federal special boarding secondary schools, which the Ministry is filling through an entrance exam.
According to both reports, the Ministry has announced that the entrance exam for candidates who registered and were selected will be held on Saturday, Tikimt 7, 2019 E.C. (17 October 2026), at 3:00 in the morning on the Ethiopian clock, which is 9:00 am. The Ministry urged candidates to attend in person at the test centre closest to them on that day and time. The reports say that regional education bureaus can give more detail on the centre arrangements.
Which candidates does this affect?
The notice applies to applicants who registered for the open places and were selected to sit the exam. According to the reports, candidates who were not selected are not called to this exam.
The reports do not give the eligibility criteria, the number of places or the grades the places are for. Parents and students can ask their regional education bureau whether a student has been selected.
When is the exam, and what should candidates bring?
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Examination day | Saturday, Tikimt 7, 2019 E.C. (17 October 2026) |
| Time | 3:00 in the morning on the Ethiopian clock (9:00 am) |
| Place | The test centre nearest to the candidate, sat in person |
The reports do not list the documents to bring, the addresses of the test centres or any fee, and they do not name the centres. These have not been announced in the reports. Ask the regional education bureau for the list of centres.
What should candidates do before 17 October?
Confirm you were selected
Ask your regional education bureau whether you are among the candidates selected to sit the exam.
Find your nearest centre
The notice does not name the test centres, so ask the regional education bureau which centre is nearest to your home.
Plan to arrive on time
Plan your journey to reach the centre for the 9:00 am start on Saturday, 17 October 2026 (Tikimt 7, 2019 E.C.). Watch for the list of documents, which has not been announced yet.
What led to this exam?
The exam is set to fill the open places in federal special boarding secondary schools. The reports do not describe the earlier registration round, the number of applicants or the reason for the vacancies.
The notice was reported on 16 October 2026 (Tikimt 6, 2019 E.C.), and the exam is set for 17 October 2026 (Tikimt 7, 2019 E.C.).
Sources
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- 1የትምህርት ሚኒስቴር በፌዴራል ልዩ አዳሪ 2ኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤቶች ባሉት ክፍት ቦታዎች ተማሪዎችን ለመቀበል ባወጣው ማስታወቂያ መሠረት ተመዝግባችሁ ለፈተና ለተመረጣችሁ ተማሪዎች የመግቢያ ፈተናው ነገ ቅዳሜ ጥቅምት 07/2019 ዓ.ም ከጠዋቱ 3፡00 ሰዓት ላይ የሚሰጥ መሆኑን ሚኒ…Tikvah University, 16 October 2026 (ጥቅምት 6 ቀን 2019 ዓ.ም.)
- 2የትምህርት ሚኒስቴር በፌዴራል ልዩ አዳሪ 2ኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤቶች ባሉት ክፍት ቦታዎች ተማሪዎችን ለመቀበል ባወጣው ማስታወቂያ መሠረት ተመዝግባችሁ ለፈተና ለተመረጣችሁ ተማሪዎች የመግቢያ ፈተናው ነገ ቅዳሜ ጥቅምት 07/2019 ዓ.ም ከጠዋቱ 3፡00 ሰዓት ላይ የሚሰጥ መሆኑን ሚኒ…Tikvah Education, 16 October 2026 (ጥቅምት 6 ቀን 2019 ዓ.ም.)