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Luxembourg with the highest dropout rate in the last five years

May 31, 2022

Most of these students were boys, in the 9th and 10th grades, and were repeating students, says the Ministry of Education.

Slovakia Government passes law on higher education

May 31, 2022

The government has approved an amendment to the Higher Education Act. The amendment will shorten external studies and adjust the rector's election.

Morocco Works to Support Returning Students from Ukraine to Resume Learning

May 30, 2022

Recently, Morocco established a digital platform to help returning Moroccan students from Ukraine integrate and pursue their education if they wish to resume their education.

Moroccan Students Demand Extension of Online Learning Amid COVID Concerns

May 27, 2022

Amid a furious third wave of COVID infections, many students are speaking out against a return to in-person classes.

Common entrance test won’t affect Boards for India students

May 26, 2022

The Union government’s decision to institute a Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for undergraduate admissions in all central universities will not affect the board examination process, said a top CBSE official.

India CBSE term II board exams begin: Over 7,400 centres, 18 students in a room

May 26, 2022

For the 2021-2022 academic session, the CBSE split its rationalised syllabus in half across two terms and decided to conduct board exams at the end of each.

Czech Republic graduation adjustments should focus on ensuring the quality of examinations

May 25, 2022

According to the Association of Czech Publicists, the discussion on the arrangement of school-leaving examinations should focus mainly on how to ensure quality and functionality control of the school parts of the examination. According to the association, one of the problems of Czech education is that some pupils obtain a high school diploma without a suitable education.

New GCSE exam board texts bring diverse stories to students

May 24, 2022

AQA has introduced four new texts by BAME authors for GCSE drama.

India MHT CET 2022 revised dates released

May 24, 2022

Those who applied to appear in the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) can check revised exam dates at the official website - mhtcet2022.mahacet.org.

Arrival of Ukrainian children poses more challenges for Dutch-speaking schools

May 23, 2022

Dutch-speaking schools have faced a mountain of challenges in recent years, from the pandemic overturning school systems as we knew them to chronic teacher shortages. The arrival of hundreds of Ukrainian children is expected to further exacerbate the situation.

The Ministry of Education and Science announced news in the Bulgarian Matura exam

May 20, 2022

Changes in the obligatory state matriculation exam in Bulgarian language and literature were announced today by the Ministry of Education. At the prom, which this year is on May 18, there will be fewer closed questions and more free answers.

Ireland Leaving Cert oral exams postponed for 500 pupils

May 19, 2022

Around 500 Leaving Certificate students had their Irish oral examinations postponed this weekend due to examiners being unable to attend because of high levels of Covid in society.

Taiwan reports class suspensions due to COVID at 412 schools

May 19, 2022

A total of 412 schools had suspended at least part of their classes due to COVID-19, while a total of 2,525 had been infected, said the Ministry of Education (MOE).

Denmark Abitur: starting signal for exams

May 18, 2022

For almost 300 students in Frankenthal, the written Abitur begins. It is the second final exam under Corona conditions. Relief for all headmasters: None of the young people has Covid-19 or is in quarantine as a contact person.

Oral exams return for the Matura in Austria

May 17, 2022

The exam consists of written and oral exams (Mündliche Prüfungen), but in 2020 and 2021, the oral part was canceled due to Covid-19 restrictions. However, the return of the spoken exams is causing protests among Austrian students who say their high school years were hurt by the pandemic and they shouldn’t have to take oral examinations.

Czech Republic Graduation at a glance: What will the tests look like and how do you succeed according to Cermat?

May 17, 2022

The common part of the Matura exam in the form of didactic tests is approaching, This is a brief overview of when the test takes place, how much time you have for it or when you will find out the results.

Latvia not to extend school year into summer 2022

May 16, 2022

Latvia will not extend the duration of the current school year in 2022, according to amendments to the law on the management of the spread of Covid-19 passed by the government on Tuesday, February 22.

India CBSE issues warning against fake notice on term-wise weightage of marks

May 13, 2022

Candidates should remember that all notices regarding board exams and distribution of marks/weightage of different terms will only be issued through the official CBSE website.

Estonia high school students start state exams

May 12, 2022

Students at high schools (Gümnaasium) will be sitting their exams through to May 20 and have a choice of Estonian, Estonian as a second language, math, English, Russian or another recognized foreign-language exam.

Northern Ireland Education Minister Michelle McIlveen ‘confident’ summer exams will return to normal

May 12, 2022

The Northern Ireland Education Minister has said she is “confident school exams should proceed this summer as planned”, with pupils due to sit A-levels, AS levels and GSCEs for the first time in three years.

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