May 27, 2024
The world-recognised integrity of Ireland's State examination system will be fully protected from any challenge posed by artificial intelligence as Education Minister Norma Foley warned that the country cannot afford to be afraid to harness the benefits offered by AI.
May 24, 2024
The Abitur has begun with the first exams. The pressure is particularly great this year for the last G8 year group, because failure would have serious consequences.
May 23, 2024
Official press release of SaberEs 2024-2027 Program Information
May 22, 2024
Education Minister Dr Tony Buti has today released a blueprint to strengthen secondary school pathways so all students can fulfil their full potential - through their post-school study, training or employment pursuits - and be ready for the Western Australia of the future.
May 22, 2024
The Baccalaureate students of Madrid and La Rioja will be the first to face the university entrance test this summer, on June 3, probably the last year in which the current exam will remain in force before turning towards its gradual transformation.
May 21, 2024
Universities will be banned from offering places to year 12 students before September in the year they finish school, over concerns that competition to lock in early enrolments is causing kids to not try as hard and get worse results than they otherwise would.
May 20, 2024
Students will be able to sit an official Leaving Cert exam in Ukrainian from next year. Many adult Ukrainians who have arrived in Ireland since the Russian invasion of their country have teaching qualifications and would be able to teach dedicated classes in their language.
May 15, 2024
An hour after the ninth graders wrote their national exams, exam papers in several subjects were out on social media.
May 15, 2024
In short: Future year 11 and 12 students in WA will no longer receive a 10 per cent bonus in return for studying more difficult courses. The Tertiary Institutions Service Centre says the changes will "level the playing field" for other students. What's next? The changes will take effect in 2026, with current year 11 and 12 students unaffected.
May 13, 2024
There will be a phased return to normal Leaving Cert results from next year, following years of grade inflation due to the Covid-19 pandemic.