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Egypt's concern with final exams

July 08, 2021

Education Minister Tarek Shawki is trying to deal with the perennial problem of how best to assess final year school students.

Czech Republic Minister of Education statement on high school diplomas and distance education

July 07, 2021

Due to measures against the spread of Covid-19 and due to the declaration of an emergency, the personal presence of pupils and students in primary, secondary and higher vocational education in schools and school facilities are prohibited. Matura exams and final exams are difficult to administer in these conditions so they will be adjusted to a later date.

2021 Assessment Specifications for NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship External Assessment

July 07, 2021

Update on the NCEA assessments for 2021, change in Psychology External Assessment, and change to NCEA History Examinations.

High School Students in Protest Call to Strike National Exams Registration

July 06, 2021

Students across the country want a strike on enrollment in national secondary school exams. The objective, according to the movement that gathers the support of a hundred student associations, is to pressure the Ministry of Education to end the ban on taking exams for improving grades in higher education.

Nigeria Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board extends registration deadline, shifts examination dates

July 06, 2021

Prospective candidates for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the Direct Entry (DE) programmes who have been battling difficulties in their attempts to register, can now relax as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a two-week deadline extension for the registration activities.

MOE schools to tighten safe management measures amid rise in COVID-19 cases

July 06, 2021

Enhanced measures will be rolled out at MOE kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, special education schools, junior colleges, Millennia Institute and institutes of higher learning (IHLs). Both school-based mid-year assessments and the mid-year GCE O- and A-Level mother tongue language examinations will proceed.

Status list of Class 12 examinations of various states of India

July 02, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government has decided to cancel the CBSE 12th examination due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation. Following the CBSE, many states have called off the class 12 examinations.

Magoha Speaks on Leaked Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Maths Test

July 02, 2021

Education CS has termed the KCSE Maths paper allegedly leaked by a school principal through her Whatsapp as fake.

Invigilator faces jail time over KCSE exam leakage in Migori

July 01, 2021

An invigilator in Migori Country was arrested for leaking the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) to candidates ahead of scheduled time.

Egypt's Senate to discuss controversial amendments to education law

July 01, 2021

The amendments introduce a three-year Thanawaya Amma (high school) system and open the door for students to pass online exams.

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