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Pandemic prompts some Ontario boards to scrap plans for high school final exams this year

December 04, 2020

Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and several other school boards in the Greater Toronto Area have decided to not hold final exams for high school students this year because of Covid-19 pandemic. No final exams for quadmester 1 and 2 classes and a decision has not been made yet for quadmester 3 and 4 classes.

Big pros, few cons of back-to-school plan for B.C. secondary students

December 04, 2020

For British Columbia, Metro Vancouver school districts will split the school year into four quarters, instead of semesters or trimesters, to limit contact between high school students.

Bangladesh Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations cancelled

December 02, 2020

Bangladesh Education Minister Dipu Moni announced that the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations are being canceled this year due to the Covid-19 situation.

NCEA exams could go ahead even under level 3, ministry confirms

December 01, 2020

New Zealand Ministry of Education confirmed that NCEA and Scholarship exams can proceed even at alert level 3. Exams are scheduled to begin this November.

Canada relaxes online study rules for post-graduate work permit

December 01, 2020

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced a further relaxation of online study rules pertaining to post-graduation work permit (PGWP) eligibility.

2020-21 Diploma Exams suspended and Grade 12 students can choose to opt out of exams this fall

November 30, 2020

Edmonton Public School Board agreed unanimously to suspend diploma exams for high school students in the 2020-21 academic year. Students in Grade 12 facing diploma exams in October and November can choose not to write them.

Record number of applicants offered places in higher education

November 27, 2020

Minister for Higher Education and Science Halsboe-Jørgensen reports that there was an increase of applicants being offered a place in higher education.

Danish schools prepare for a different kind of school year

November 26, 2020

Education experts in Denmark must come up with ways to adapt schooling to the new reality forced upon us by COVID-19 and the related restrictions and lockdowns. Majority are of the firm opinion that physical presence is essential for one to receive a good education – be it in university or in school. That is why higher learning establishments in the country quickly went about adopting new rules.

Bulgaria's Education Minister for Measures of New School Year

November 25, 2020

Minister of Education Krassimir Valchev explained at a briefing how the new school year will begin. For now, the school year is planned to begin in person throughout the country. However, the Minister does not rule out the possibility of changes.

Syllabus for secondary students will include colonialism, says education minister

November 24, 2020

Students at Flemish secondary schools will have colonialism as part of their standard curriculum. The history syllabus will include imperialism, colonialism and neo-colonialism and decolonisation. This is the first time these topics will be include in class and examinations.

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