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Reviews of marking and moderation for GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2024 exam series

December 31, 2024

Statistics on the number of reviews of marking and moderation for GCSE, AS and A level.

WA school system to be overhauled in face of plummeting graduate numbers

December 30, 2024

Western Australia’s school system will receive an overhaul as dramatically declining numbers are staying in school to obtain their West Australian Certificate of Education.

National exams are a cause for concern: demand for explanations rises by 65%

December 27, 2024

According to data from the Fixando platform, 12th grade students are the ones who most seek these services in the year of national exams. Prices also increase, reflecting the increase in demand.

Egypt reduces core subjects for Thanaweya students, extends school week to 6 days

December 26, 2024

Minister of Education and Technical Education Mohamed Abdel Latif has announced an extension of the school week for students across various grades to six days, with five days dedicated to academic studies instead of the previous four, and one day allocated for activities.

The death of the exam paper as GCSEs and A-Levels go digital by 2030

December 25, 2024

The UK's largest exam board is set to phase out the exam paper as we know it with a shift towards digital assessments by the end of the decade.

Private and state school pupils’ GCSE results are now the same, study finds

December 24, 2024

Inequality still exists amongst the creative arts subjects, where privately educated pupils perform better

The ATAR subjects being abandoned in WA (and the ones that are skyrocketing)

December 23, 2024

Niche year 12 ATAR courses are gaining popularity in Western Australia, while core subjects including all levels of mathematics are declining.

Swedem's National tests are done digitally for the first time

December 20, 2024

Swedish high school students will take the national exams digitally for the first time. quThe digitization of the tests is part of a government mission to, among other things, make test grades fairer.

Syria’s schools reopen a week after al-Assad’s overthrow

December 18, 2024

Officials said most schools were opening around the country, a week after the dramatic overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.

Education certificates and ATAR levels steady in Tassie schools, despite downward trends

December 17, 2024

The number of Tasmanian students finishing their schooling with an ATAR and education certificate remained steady in 2023, but it’s not all positive. The most popular college courses revealed.

Education Ministry unveils plan to restructure Thanaweya Amma, address teacher shortage

December 16, 2024

The new system aims to reduce student workload while maintaining educational quality.

England’s GCSE results show ingrained social and regional inequality post-Covid

December 13, 2024

Analysis of grades shows disparities also conceal enormous variations in performance within each region

Some HSC exams to move online in major shake-up

December 12, 2024

Changes due to come into effect in 2027 will see HSC students who study the hardest English subjects finally ditch pen and paper and write their essays on their computer.

Maharashtra Board SSC, HSC board exams 2025 timetable announced

December 12, 2024

The board will next release the Maharashtra 2025 board exam admit cards. The SSC exam will begin with a language paper on the first day and the HSC exam will start with the English paper.

HSC Results to be Generated by Subject Mapping Method

December 11, 2024

The HSC exam result of this year will be prepared by combining 25 percent marks of JSC and 75 percent marks of SSC following the subject mapping system.

Mongolia joins Global Convention on Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education

December 10, 2024

Mongolia has ratified the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education.

Education minister does not want to delay introducing Leaving Cert reforms

December 09, 2024

Minister for Education Norma Foley has said she "absolutely understands" the concerns of teachers around changes to the senior cycle but she does not want to delay on introducing them.

HK Education Bureau to launch new round of E-APP applications tomorrow

December 06, 2024

The Education Bureau (EDB) will launch a new round of applications under the Electronic Advance Application System for Post-secondary Programmes (E-APP) in December.HK

CPA Canada reaches agreements with Ontario, Quebec on education and standards

December 05, 2024

CPA Canada says it's reached agreements with its Ontario and Quebec counterparts on education, exams and standard-setting for the accounting profession.

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