{"version":"1","article":{"id":"congo-cepe-primary-school-exam-withdrawal-2026","slug":"congo-cepe-primary-school-exam-withdrawal-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/congo-cepe-primary-school-exam-withdrawal-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/congo-cepe-primary-school-exam-withdrawal-2026?lang=en","title":"Republic of Congo to remove primary school leaving exam in 2026–27","summary":"The education minister confirmed the CEPE primary-school leaving exam would be removed from state examinations starting in the 2026–27 school year. A new format will govern progression from CM2 to 6e.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-01","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Agence Congolaise d’Information","url":"https://www.aci.cg/congo-education-retrait-definitif-du-cepe-parmi-les-examens-detat/","publishedAt":"2026-10-07","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/congo-cepe-primary-school-exam-withdrawal-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/congo-cepe-primary-school-exam-withdrawal-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/congo-cepe-primary-school-exam-withdrawal-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/congo-cepe-primary-school-exam-withdrawal-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/congo-cepe-primary-school-exam-withdrawal-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/congo-cepe-primary-school-exam-withdrawal-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/congo-cepe-primary-school-exam-withdrawal-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/congo-cepe-primary-school-exam-withdrawal-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/congo-cepe-primary-school-exam-withdrawal-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/congo-cepe-primary-school-exam-withdrawal-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Jean Luc Mouthou, the Republic of Congo’s minister for preschool, primary and secondary education and literacy, confirmed in Brazzaville on 1 October that the CEPE exam would be removed. The change begins in the 2026–27 school year. He said the new format would allow pupils to move from CM2 to 6e in June 2027.","The confirmation came after the school-year opening ceremony. The ministry and news-agency report do not provide the new assessment format’s details, pupil eligibility rules or implementation results; the confirmed change is the removal of CEPE from the state examinations."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The education minister confirmed the CEPE primary-school leaving exam would be removed from state examinations starting in the 2026–27 school year. A new format will govern progression from CM2 to 6e.\n\nJean Luc Mouthou, the Republic of Congo’s minister for preschool, primary and secondary education and literacy, confirmed in Brazzaville on 1 October that the CEPE exam would be removed. The change begins in the 2026–27 school year. He said the new format would allow pupils to move from CM2 to 6e in June 2027.\n\nThe confirmation came after the school-year opening ceremony. The ministry and news-agency report do not provide the new assessment format’s details, pupil eligibility rules or implementation results; the confirmed change is the removal of CEPE from the state examinations.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}