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Covid restrictions force Bermuda private schools to cancel exams

May 24, 2021

The island’s private schools have announced the cancellation of this year’s IGCSE and International Baccalaureate exams in the face of ongoing restrictions against Covid-19. Public schools earlier this month had the Cambridge Checkpoint exams called off for P6 students, while the IGCSE was pulled for senior school students.

"Imaginécole" an educational platform for 6.6 million French-speaking students in Africa

May 24, 2021

To strengthen education systems in the face of the Covid pandemic, the education ministers of 10 West and Central African countries (Benin, Togo, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Cameroon and Chad) gathered this Thursday to launch Imaginécole, a new collaborative online learning platform. A system piloted in particular by France.

Pandemic Bar Exams Left Many Aspiring Lawyers Behind

May 24, 2021

A disorganized response by bar examiners to the Covid-19 pandemic disadvantaged many prospective bar exam takers this year, say four members of the Collaboratory on Legal Education and Licensing for Practice. The 2020 process reduced the number of new lawyers, lessened diversity among them, and shows why the profession needs to pay more attention to the licensing process.

More than 100 Thai schools close due to Covid-19

May 21, 2021

The Office of the Private Education Commission (Opec) has announced the closure of more than 100 schools in Bangkok and Samut Sakhon due to the recent spike in Covid-19 cases. The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation has suspended all on-campus teaching and learning activities at public and private universities.

The "sports baccalaureate" canceled in Tunisia

May 20, 2021

It was decided to cancel the physical education test (sports bac) for candidates for the 2021 baccalaureate after an assessment of the general situation by the departments of the ministries of education and those of youth, sports and professional integration.

Education Minister announces schedule for CBSE Class 10, 12 exams

May 20, 2021

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced on Tuesday the schedule for Classes 10 and 12 board exams, which will begin on May 4. The exams for Class 10 will conclude on June 7, while those for Class 12 will conclude on June 10.

Baccalaureate in Burkina Faso: What to remember from the current reforms

May 18, 2021

The 2021 baccalaureate session will be organized by the Bac Office housed within the Joseph KI-Zerbo University and it will have no changes, said the National Education and Higher Education. Baccalaureate holders were also reassured that they will be able to continue to register on the Campus Faso platform for the various orientations, as is currently the case for holders of the baccalaureate from Mali, Benin and Côte d'Ivoire who have always enrolled in universities.

Burkina Faso Ministry of Education prepare to meet the challenges of 2021

May 18, 2021

The second session of the Administrative Council of the Ministerial Sector (CASEM) of the Ministry of National Education, Literacy and the Promotion of National Languages ​​opened this Wednesday, December 23, 2020 in Loumbila. On the menu, the review of the 2020 report and the adoption of the 2021 action plan.

Algeria Bac and Bem 2021: the dates of the exams are becoming clearer

May 17, 2021

The exams for the BEM middle education certificate and the Baccalaureate for the 2021 session will have to be held after the early legislative elections scheduled for June 12. This comes after they initially decided to cancel an examination of the fifth.

Maths and physical science pass rates show a decline, even after leaked papers

May 14, 2021

The results of the two subjects that almost plunged the 2020 matric examinations into chaos have shown a decline in South Africa. The leaks led to Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announcing that there would be a national rewrite of the two subjects to maintain the examinations’ integrity, which was the first time a national rewrite would take place.

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