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South Africa’s new school calendars

November 29, 2021

The Department of Basic Education has gazetted the proposed school calendar for the 2023 academic year for comment and confirmed the school calendar for the 2022 school year.

Grade improvements will replace internal rankings for Portugal Secondary schools

November 29, 2021

11th graders cannot yet enroll for improvement as they do not yet have an internal classification given by the schools. The improvements will only count towards the average admission to Higher Education and will replace the internal rankings.

20,000 students are without reporting to the El Salvador public education system

November 26, 2021

The official pointed out that they have also identified that 22,000 students who were cared for in private schools migrated this year to the public educational service. The authorities have not yet spoken of school dropouts, as they are confident that the school children will return.

Baccalaureate 2020/2021 in Tunisia - A success rate that has not been achieved for ten years

November 26, 2021

The overall success rate (main session and control session) in the baccalaureate exams for the 2020/2021 school year reaches a record level of 57.52%, which has not been achieved for ten years.

Printing backlog delays start of Sudan’s school year

November 25, 2021

Sudan’s school year is to begin 20 days later than anticipated, owing to delays in printing books for the intermediate classes. The school year will now run until June 2, 2022, and a three-tier education system will align Sudan with other countries in the region.

Class XII examination begins in Nepal amid COVID-19 pandemic

November 24, 2021

The annual examination of Class XII began in Nepal on Wednesday amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Postponed twice, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, the annual examination now is being conducted in the physical presence of students which formally opens the door for University-level education.

CBSE divides 2021-22 academic year into two terms

November 24, 2021

With continuing school closures and examination disruptions due to COVID-19, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued a new assessment scheme for Class 10 and 12 students this year.

Schools Reopen in India Even as Another COVID Wave Looms

November 23, 2021

More students in India will be able to step inside a classroom for the first time in nearly 18 months Wednesday, as authorities gave the green light to partially reopen more schools despite apprehension from some parents and signs that infections are picking up again.

Throughout the country, undergraduate and tertiary students take and take their exams thanks to the Digital Points

November 22, 2021

In the framework of the health emergency caused by COVID-19 and with the purpose of guaranteeing pedagogical continuity at the higher level, the Digital Points collaborate with the development of courses and tertiary and university exams.

WASSCE leakages: Ministry of Education pushes for serialization of exam papers

November 19, 2021

The Ministry of Education (MoE) is pushing for the serialization of WASSCE papers in order to solve the issue of leakages during examinations in the country. This follows leakages of some exam papers in the ongoing WASSCE. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) rescheduled the conduct of the 2021 WASSCE physics and Business Management 1 & 2 papers over alleged leakage.

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