The third term for schools for the year 2015 concludes on Friday.

The Ministry of Education said that the first academic term for schools for the year 2016 will commence on  January 4.

However, the Ministry added that 87 schools that will be used as evaluation centres for the GCE Ordinary Level Examinations, will commence their first academic term on January 6, 2016.

Issuing a comminique, the ministry stated that the marking of GCE Ordinary Level papers will take place under two phases.

The marking of papers will take place in 109 centres established in 87 schools, in 55 towns.

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