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All private schools in UAE following IB curriculum can take ‘non-exam route’

June 30, 2021

The Ministry of Education has approved the alternative assessment system (non-exam route), accredited by the International Baccalaureate, for all private schools that follow the International Baccalaureate Curriculum (IB) nationwide for the academic year 2020-2021.

Portugal schools will have autonomy to define evaluation criteria for the 2nd period

June 29, 2021

Minister Tiago Brandão Rodrigues understands that schools are “mature enough to understand how they want to assess their students”. The governor indicated the return of classroom teaching at a school in Paços de Ferreira.

Chinese students take crucial 'gaokao' exams in COVID-19 isolation

June 29, 2021

Teenage COVID-19 patients in southern China bent over test papers and scribbled answers alone in hospital rooms, taking the life-changing "gaokao" college entrance exams despite being in virus-induced isolation.

Caribbean Examinations Council decisions for 2021 Regional Examinations Strategy

June 29, 2021

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) has engaged with regional governments and other key stakeholders from across the region on the conception and planning of the 2021 regional examinations and registers its appreciation for their enriching contributions.

Transnational Higher Education Act becomes law in the Philippines

June 28, 2021

This law, also known as Republic Act No. 11448, allows foreign higher education institutions (HEIs) the ability to collaborate with local universities and other HEIs and to establish campuses in the country. This is the first time that overseas institutions will be allowed to open campuses in the Philippines.

2021 HSC Timetable Released

June 25, 2021

The release of the HSC timetable marks the beginning of the final leg of the Year 12 school journey. NESA will continue to update with exceptions and changes to relevant deadlines. Higher School Certificate key dates include the start and finish of the written exam period, publication of timetables and when results are released.

Access to Higher Education continue with the 2020 rules

June 25, 2021

Students in Portugal will only take the national exams needed to enter higher education. The rules for access to universities and polytechnics and for entrance exams will be the same as last year. The National Commission for Access to Higher Education (CNAES) recommended “the maintenance of all provisions” of 2020/21.

Kuwait bans written exams

June 24, 2021

Written exams in Kuwait have been cancelled for the first semester of the academic year to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Education Minister Ali Al-Mudhaf said the decision was made following a series of meetings between officials from both education and health ministries.

Nigeria National Examinations Council announces dates for 2021 exams

June 23, 2021

National Examinations Council (NECO) has released results of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for external candidates. The Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal is scheduled to hold from Monday 5th July to Monday 16th August, 2021.

Singapore to move schools online as coronavirus cases rise

June 23, 2021

All primary, secondary and junior colleges will shift to full home-based learning from Wednesday until the end of the school term. “Some of these (virus) mutations are much more virulent, and they seem to attack the younger children,” said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing.

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