The Government of Rwanda will invest Rwf 24.8 billion by 2029 to improve access to education for children with disabilities through the construction of specialized schools, the establishment of support centres and the expansion of inclusive education.

A total of 126 pupils have graduated from Saint Joseph Primary School and were encouraged to uphold the values they acquired during their six years at the institution.

A total of 258,255 candidates are set to sit for Rwanda’s 2025/2026 Secondary School National Examinations, which will begin on July 15, 2026, and run until July 24 2026, the National Examination and School Inspection Authority (NESA) has announced.

More than 40 Rwandan students will pursue Master’s and PhD programmes in Brazil under a new scholarship initiative marking the first academic cooperation of its kind between Rwanda and the South American nation.

Wellspring Academy proudly celebrated its 11th Grade 12 Graduation Ceremony on June 25, 2026, recognising the accomplishments of the Class of 2026 while celebrating two decades of transforming lives through Christ-centred education, academic excellence, and servant leadership.

Educators, church leaders, students, parents, and development partners gathered at the New Life Bible Church Auditorium in Kigali on June 20, 2026, to celebrate a major milestone as New Life Christian Academy Kigali and New Life Leadership Academy marked the 10th anniversary of the Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) program.

K2 Group, in partnership with Ntare Louisenlund International School (NSL), has organized a summer camp that will bring together children from across Rwanda and abroad during the upcoming school holiday.

Africa New Life Ministries (ANLM) will celebrate ten years of faith-based education in Rwanda on June 20, 2026, as New Life Christian Academy–Kigali (NLCA-K) and New Life Leadership Academy (NLA) mark a decade of shaping academically excellent, Christ-centered leaders.

Rwanda has once again highlighted its commitment to girls’ education as 502 Best Performing Girls were recognized on June 11, 2025, under the 2026 Promotion of Girls’ Education Campaign, an initiative led by the Imbuto Foundation under the leadership of the First Lady of the Republic of Rwanda, Jeannette Kagame.

The Director General of the Higher Education Council (HEC), Dr. Edward Kadozi, has announced that the number of international students studying in Rwanda continues to grow and has now reached 13,000.

MTN Rwandacell PLC has entered strategic partnerships with the University of Rwanda and Kepler College to strengthen collaboration between academia and industry, equipping the youth with market-relevant skills, enhancing graduate employability, and supporting the country's workforce development agenda.

President Paul Kagame on Saturday evening joined the leadership of Oklahoma Christian University, alongside more than 350 alumni and stakeholders, for a gala dinner celebrating two decades of partnership between the university and Rwanda.

The number of students enrolled in higher education worldwide has more than doubled over the past two decades, but major geographical and gender inequalities persist, according to UNESCO's first Higher Education Global Trends Report published on Tuesday.

Rwanda is considering major changes in its education system that would require primary school teachers to hold university degrees, as part of broader efforts to improve the quality of basic education.

Rwanda’s key military and security colleges and training institutions have been merged into a single higher learning institution, the National Defence University–Rwanda (NDU-R), under a new law published in the Official Gazette on April 10, 2026.

A new school specializing in boat building, maintenance, and navigation is set to be established in Karongi District, in a move expected to reduce youth unemployment and improve safety in water transport across Rwanda’s lakes.

Students and teachers at Mpanda Technical Secondary School (TSS) in Ruhango District have highlighted how the workplace learning programme has become a key pillar in equipping learners with practical skills, enabling them to enter the job market immediately after completing their studies.

Twenty-three caregivers from Imbuto Foundation-supported Early Childhood Development (ECD) centers successfully completed training in Early Childhood Development and Family (ECD&F), equipping them with the skills needed to nurture children during their most formative years.

Just before sunrise in rural Chikutu, in Malawi’s Nkhata Bay district, children wake up to the sound of roosters and the start of another busy day. There’s water to fetch. Chores to finish. School is far away, internet access is unreliable, and smartphones are rare. But as families get ready, a small battery-powered radio crackles […]

In November 2025, the British Council hosted the Language, Education and Inclusion Conference in Abuja. The event brought together policymakers, researchers, teachers and development partners from across Africa, South Asia and the United Kingdom to explore how education systems can become more inclusive and equitable, with particular attention to the role language plays in teaching and learning.