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Public secondary schools closed for Common Entrance

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THE BARBADOS SECONDARY Schools’ Entrance Examination will be held on Tuesday, May 3, at 22 secondary schools across the island from 9 a.m.  

As a result, the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, has advised that there will be no school for students who attend these secondary institutions.

The examination, commonly known as the Common Entrance Examination    or 11 Plus, will be taken by 3 525 students, a figure comprising 1 784 males and 1 741 females. (BGIS)

 

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