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Singapore Relaxes Permanent Residency Rules for International Students

October 02, 2024

Singapore has eased some permanent residency rules for foreign students, allowing them to apply for a PR faster. Under the new policies, male guardians are also allowed to apply to accompany a student in Singapore. Recently, Singapore has dropped visa requirements for Omani and Chinese citizens.

Portugal National exams: teachers now only correct one item and in digital format

October 01, 2024

National exams will continue to be done on paper, but they will then be digitalized and, instead of teachers receiving a package of exams to evaluate, they will do the "evaluation by items and not by tests", reducing the injustice of a student having a more or less demanding evaluator.

The ACT Is Changing: Here's What to Know

September 30, 2024

Some ACT changes include a shorter test time and optional science section.

Kenyan Teachers Announce Strike After Failed Government Talks

September 30, 2024

The ongoing negotiations between the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the teachers' unions have reached an impasse, raising the prospect of a looming strike.

In Nepal, SEE grade increment exam begins

September 28, 2024

The National Examination Board (NEB) is conducting the SEE grade increment examination. To accommodate those who did not pass the Secondary Education Examination (SEE), the Board is conducting the grade increment exams.

Turkiye circular on activities published for 2024-25

September 27, 2024

A circular was sent to all provinces by the Ministry of National Education regarding the activities to be carried out in the 2024-2025 academic year.

National Examinations Board publishes grade 12 results

September 26, 2024

According to the NEB, a total of 203,847 (52.16 percent) students managed to secure a Grade Point Average (GPA) above 1.61, which is necessary to study at a higher level.

Lack of resources and high cost of housing threaten to delay reforms of Leaving Cert

September 25, 2024

Schools complain over lack of lab space, while high rents have added to the challenges of teaching.

All student devices affected by Mobile Guardian app issues to be fixed by mid-August

September 24, 2024

The last of all devices affected by Mobile Guardian’s glitch and cyber-security breach will be fixed by Aug 16 as schools double down on restoration, with priority given to students taking their national examinations in 2024, said the Ministry of Education (MOE).

All national Portugal secondary school exams with a positive average, with the exception of Biology and Geology

September 09, 2024

Biology and Geology was the subject for which the largest number of students took the exam (with 37,730 tests), followed by Portuguese (34,935), Physics and Chemistry A (33,570) and Mathematics A (32,105).

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