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Hong Kong schools cut more than 40 Form One classes amid student population drop

January 12, 2023

Reduction in classes for 2022-23 academic year marks 20 per cent increase compared with the previous one. ‘The [Education Bureau] should seriously consider opening up our schools to other regions,’ Tang Fei, secondary school principal and lawmaker, says

Morocco Reinforces English Learning in Higher Education

January 11, 2023

Integrating the English language has been at the heart of Morocco’s education reform. Starting from this school year, all freshmen will have to undergo diagnostic tests in both English and French, in order to determine their language skills, as well as track their progress throughout their university path.

Afghan women protest ban on university education

January 10, 2023

Afghan girls may now only complete school until sixth grade, but are barred from secondary and higher education. The move has sparked broad condemnation among the population.

Higher education continues to rise in Portugal. Almost 50,000 students had a guaranteed place

January 10, 2023

More than half of the students were placed in their first choice and there were fewer places left. In the last three years, students were not obliged to take all the national exams, resulting in three entrance exams with historic numbers.

In Australia, universities bypass ATARs as record number of students receive early offers

January 06, 2023

Universities are in an early race to lock in enrolments for next year, handing out a record number of direct early offers to students before they have begun their final year 12 exams.

Italy's Maturita exam 2023: news on subjects, duration and grade

January 05, 2023

The Ministry has recently introduced new reference frameworks and new evaluation grids for the second test of professional institutes which, starting from 2023, will be represented by a task developed by the commission according to the general indications of the MI.

WAEC releases WASSCE result, records 76.36% pass

January 04, 2023

The statistics represent a decrease of more than five per cent in performance when compared with the 81.7 per cent pass rate recorded in 2021.

Taliban suspend university education for women in Afghanistan

January 04, 2023

The Taliban government has suspended university education for all female students in Afghanistan, the latest step in its brutal clampdown on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women. A spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education confirmed the suspension. A letter published by the education ministry said the decision was made in a cabinet meeting and the order will go into effect immediately.

Widespread rise in averages in the 2nd phase of Portugal's national exams

January 03, 2023

The Physics and Chemistry grade increased by 1.6 values ​​compared to last year and the Portuguese grade rose by 1 value. Only one subject had a negative average.

India's CBSE 2023 Board Exams: Date, Updates On Complete Schedule & Sample Papers

December 29, 2022

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has already informed about the Boards 2023 exam. The board recently announced that the 2023 board exams for Classes 10 and 12 will be conducted beginning on 15 February 2023.

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