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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.

Oman CBSE board exams to return to single format from next academic year

May 11, 2022

The exam will return to this format from the 2022-23 academic year, with students giving the exam during the 2021-22 year required to write two sets of papers: one in November/December of last year, and the other scheduled for April.

Ireland Leaving Cert exams to run 'as normal' in 2022

May 10, 2022

The Leaving Cert is expected to run “as normal” in 2022, with the Department of Education currently considering potentially running oral exams around the Easter break again this academic year.

Hong Kong university entrance exams will go ahead as scheduled

May 10, 2022

Education chief Kevin Yeung says centres will be set up at the government isolation facility for exam candidates who are close contacts of Covid-19 patients or infected themselves.

Chile new admission test to Ues. will focus on competencies and will have an elective exam in Mathematics

May 09, 2022

The latest version of the transition test will be taken in July, so the new university admission format will debut at the end of 2022. Except for Science, the exams will have 65 questions, which include not only "knowledge", but also the "know how", in order to measure knowledge and skills.

Spain students will face a more flexible EBAU in the next 2 years

May 06, 2022

Courses 21/22 and 22/23 will have a more flexible Baccalaureate Assessment for University Access (EBAU) similar to that of exercise 20/21. The Ministry of Education has proposed to the autonomous communities to maintain during this academic year and the following one the formula used the previous year.

India CMAT 2022: National Testing Agency announces exam date

May 05, 2022

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the exam date for the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT 2022), which will be held in April 2022.

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