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Toronto school board says high-school students will not be affected by lower grades of January

March 16, 2022

Students and experts say they’re pleased Canada’s largest school board won’t let lower grades in the last stretch of the first semester of this academic year affect high-school students’ marks, after the period was disrupted by the latest wave of COVID-19.

Turkey Foreign Languages ​​Exam (YDS) will be held in 81 provinces for the first time

March 15, 2022

OSYM President Prof.Dr. Halis Aygün announced on his Twitter account that the YDS application guide was published. ÖSYM President stated that YDS will be held in 81 provinces for the first time this year.

Polytechnics to allow students to spread out studies beyond 3 years

March 15, 2022

Second Minister for Education Maliki Osman announced that polytechnics will explore having a more flexible curriculum for selected students who would benefit from spreading out their learning over more than three years.

The threshold score in the Turkey university exam has been removed

March 14, 2022

At the entrance to the university, the threshold score in the TYT and AYT exams has been lifted. In the statement made by YÖK, it was reported that the application of 150 and 180 TYT and AYT threshold scores has been abolished in the preference for associate and undergraduate programs. On the other hand, the duration of the exam sessions has also changed.

Private education is not prohibited in Finland

March 11, 2022

Since August 2020, more than 18,000 users have shared on social media claiming that private education in Finland is “forbidden” , “eliminated” or “abolished” . In September 2021, it circulated again, but it is false: Finland does have private schools. What is prohibited is basic education for profit.

Singapore A-level results release

March 10, 2022

School candidates will receive their results in their respective classrooms, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB).

New PSLE scoring system sees more Singapore pupils qualifying to take secondary school subjects at higher level

March 10, 2022

The Ministry of Education (MOE) said that about 65 per cent of pupils who qualified for the Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) courses this year can take at least one subject at a more demanding level in secondary school.

Government looking at timetable and curriculum changes for schools in South Africa

March 09, 2022

The Department of Basic Education is holding a lekgotla this week to discuss how the country’s schooling sector will recover after two years of pandemic-related disruptions.

Malaysia SPM candidates still focusing on exams despite disruptions

March 08, 2022

Despite the various disruptions to the school year and Covid-19, several Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) candidates here are still focusing on making the best preparations to excel in the examination.

Turkey implements new two-level elective courses in secondary schools

March 08, 2022

The Ministry of National Education (MEB) has decided that the two-level elective "environmental education" course in secondary schools will be implemented in three stages, under the name of "environmental education and climate change", starting next year.

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