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Aug 19, 2024

Hong Kong may place more emphasis on sports when assessing pupils for secondary school

Education Bureau proposes revised grading mechanism in which PE scores are included while weightage for some other subjects slightly reduced

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Aug 16, 2024

Microsoft puts AI in Hong Kong primary school, commits to expansion as OpenAI pulls back

Microsoft is expanding AI-related educational initiatives in the city, maintaining access to OpenAI’s models, while its China business draws scrutiny at home

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Aug 14, 2024

Number of Hong Kong students at state schools in England rises by nearly a third

Birmingham, Nottinghamshire and Barnet the most popular choices, government survey finds

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Aug 13, 2024

More than 72,000 students in vocational training – the highest in almost a decade

More students are training in the state’s priority industries of construction and electrotechnology, early childhood and health care, a new report from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows.

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Aug 12, 2024

Portugal government wants to hire retired teachers for subjects where there are greatest shortages

The Government wants to hire retired teachers from subjects where there are fewer teachers to combat the shortage of teachers in schools in areas where the greatest shortages have been identified.

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Aug 9, 2024

A huge onslaught on CZ secondary schools. The number of applicants significantly exceeded expectations

This year, for the first time, applicants to secondary schools applied via the DiPSy electronic system. Confusion with paper applications gave way to other worries. Schools cannot send out invitations en masse, so their management spent many hours sending them. In addition, the number of applicants is enormous, exceeding expectations by 15,000.

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Aug 8, 2024

UK private school exodus expected on higher VAT, but experts say Hong Kong families unfazed

Consultants add the VAT roll-out is likely to be charged in phases and schools may not pass on all the tax burden to parents

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Aug 7, 2024

International Baccalaureate body vows to review time zone arrangements after leak

But it refuses to say how many candidates penalised after it confirms small number of students may have engaged in time zone cheating

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Aug 6, 2024

2025 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) just 100 days away

With the 2025 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) just 100 days away, entrance exam experts advised to "identify the weight of each area and focus on the main area." The upcoming 6th is 100 days before the College Scholastic Ability Test, and this year's College Scholastic Ability Test will be held on November 14.

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Aug 6, 2024

Portugal National exams: what changes this year and the most important dates

The national secondary school exams are back and there are over 156,000 registered. The most popular subject is Portuguese, with 44,000 students ready to take them. In this guide, we have gathered the dates to be set for this new season. And a series of questions (and answers) about what is different this year, how the averages are calculated and what is needed to request a grade review.

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