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In Ireland, recruitment of Junior and Leaving Cert examiners under way

November 14, 2022

The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has said that recruitment is already under way for examiners for next year's Junior and Leaving Certificate exams, as there is a major shortage of examiners and citing that the work is not attractive enough.

Tawjihi pass rate stands at 63.1% in Jordan

November 11, 2022

The number of students who sat for exams was 204,189 students, while the number of those who passed are 116,773, according to Owais. "Ten percent of students failed to attend the exam, which is in line with the annual rate,” he said.

Junior Cert results confirmed for 23 November

November 10, 2022

The delay is being blamed, in part, on a shortage of examiners and the prioritization given to marking the Leaving Certificate.

In Portugal, five exams improved averages compared to the first phase

November 10, 2022

As a general rule, the results go down in the second phase of exams, but this year, five tests, including Portuguese (12th grade), recorded increases compared to the first season. Mathematics A and Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences had averages below 10 values.

More BTec students could face delays to results

November 09, 2022

About 235,000 BTec Firsts, Technicals and Tech Award grades were scheduled to be sent to students. But exam board Pearson said that 7,000 students were "ineligible to receive their grade".

Universities will adjust to lower exam results in England

November 08, 2022

The government has sought to allay pupils’ fears over GCSE and A-level results, which are expected to be lower in England this summer after two years of record increases, reassuring them that universities will “adjust accordingly”.

NAPLAN results expose where Queensland students are behind

November 07, 2022

Queensland’s students are struggling to make ground in writing, national test results show, while their numeracy and reading skills have improved over the past 15 years.

NSW students above national average in Australia but there's more to do

November 03, 2022

NAPLAN results defy pandemic and are a testament to the hard work of teachers.

Over 1,200,000 candidates sit for NECO in Nigeria

November 03, 2022

The Registrar of the National Examinations Council, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, has said a total of 1,209,000 candidates are sitting the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination.

Spain's maturity test that will be worth 75% of the Selectivity and will integrate several subjects

November 02, 2022

The implementation of the new Selectivity will be done from the 2023/2024 academic year and will be gradual until it is completely applied in 2026/2027.

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