The Department of Examinations has announced strict prohibitions on conducting tuition classes and related activities during the upcoming 2026 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination and the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination.
For the Advanced Level Examination, scheduled from August 10 to September 5 at 2,532 centres, all tuition classes, subject‑related lectures, seminars, workshops, and the printing or distribution of model question papers were banned from midnight yesterday (04) until the end of the exam.
According to the Commissioner General of Examinations, publishing or possessing posters, banners, handbills, or media claiming to provide similar questions is also prohibited.
Similarly, for the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination, which will be held on August 9 at 2,723 centres, the same restrictions apply from midnight today (05) until the exam concludes.
The Department said that any individual, institution, or party violating these orders will be guilty under the Public Examinations Act No. 25 of 1968.
Complaints regarding violations can be lodged with the nearest police station, Police Headquarters, or the Department of Examinations via the following telephone numbers;
- Police Headquarters: 011‑2421111
- Police Emergency: 119
- Department of Examinations Hotline: 1911
- School Examinations Organization & Results Branch: 011‑2784208 / 011‑2784537 (Newswire)