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College Board is scrapping SAT’s optional essay and subject tests

March 01, 2021

College Board announces they are no longer offering SAT Subject Tests in the United States. SAT Subject Tests are used internationally for a wider variety of purposes, they will provide two more administrations, in May and June of 2021, for international students.

Egypt’s Education Ministry: school attendance no longer mandatory amid COVID-19 surge

March 01, 2021

The education and higher education ministries ordered schools and universities to switch back to online learning in January due to the surge in cases.

UFPA confirms that Vestibular 2021 will be by Enem

March 01, 2021

Because of the restrictions imposed by the new coronavirus pandemic, one of Brazil's public government universities, Federal University of Pará, announced that they will admit students based off of students' Enem exam and not through the traditional Vestibular university entrance system.

IGCSE exams taken in private schools still going ahead

February 27, 2021

The IGCSE exams, usually only taken in private schools, are still going ahead this summer - even though GCSEs and A-levels have been cancelled.

GCSE and A-level exams to be replaced by teacher assessments in England this summer

February 27, 2021

Teacher assessments will replace GCSE and A-level exams in England this summer, the education secretary has announced. This comes as the UK has been placed under lockdown due to the highly contagious Covid-19 variant.

Algeria Exam calendar for the 2021 school year

February 26, 2021

The Ministry of Education published the calendar of quarterly exams for the 2020/2021 school year, linked to the three cycles of education. Registration for the 2021 BAC and the BEM has opened for students.

Algeria Baccalaureate, intermediate school exams postponed

February 26, 2021

The Algerian Council of ministers decided to postpone the baccalaureate and intermediate school certificate examinations and the cancellation of the primary school leaving examination.

Malaysian schools to close, exams postponed till 2021

February 26, 2021

The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia, Sijil Vokasional Malaysia and Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia examinations will be postponed until Feb 22 next year, while the Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia will be held on March 8 next year.

Abitur 2021 starts almost two weeks later in Saarland

February 26, 2021

Ministry of Education announces the start of the Abitur exams 2021 in Saarland, Germany will be postponed from March 16 to April 8.

Ministry of Education adjusts final Abitur exams

February 25, 2021

Germany Ministry of Education will adjust the exams for the intermediate level and the secondary school leaving certificate in Saarland for the current school year.

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