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Registrations for the Madagascar baccalaureate closed

March 25, 2022

The 2022 baccalaureate session will be held from July 18 to 22, 2022 for all series and specialties. In the week of July 25 to 28, 2022, it will continue with the second part of the tests for the technological, technical and professional series.

Baccalaureate session 2021 in Niger: 17,829 admitted out of 78,372 candidates

March 24, 2022

In Niger, 17,829 candidates are declared admitted out of 78,372 candidates who wrote the baccalaureate exams in Niger in the 2021 session, i.e. a success rate of 22.75%, announced the Minister of Higher Education and Research, Professor Mamoudou Djibo.

Over 2.1 million students to return to schools in Jordan

March 22, 2022

The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Education for Administrative and Financial Affairs Najwa Qubeilat the Ministry is keen to resume in-person education in schools, and at the same time preserve the health of students and teachers by following the health protocol in coordination with the Health Ministry and the National Center for Security and Crisis Management (NCSCM).

Chad ONECS announces the date of registration for the 2022 baccalaureate

March 21, 2022

The National Office for Higher Education Examinations and Competitions (ONECS) informs the free candidates for the baccalaureate session 2022 that registrations will start in March 2022.

Nigeria WAEC - COVID-19, Insecurity Increased Cost of Conducting 2021 Exam

March 18, 2022

With discussions ongoing among the five-member countries of the West African Examinations Council for the possible return of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination to its original period of May/June, ahead of this year’s examination, the Head of Nigerian Office, Mr. Patrick Areghan stressed the importance of early registration of candidates.

Japan's transformation to a university that emphasizes graduation rather than entrance exams

March 17, 2022

With the introduction of online classes, Japanese universities will be given more weight to graduate than entrance exams.

UK Government exams chief: 2022 test changes will not advantage more able pupils

March 17, 2022

Changes to 2022 GCSE and A-level exams will not make them easier for more able pupils, the head of the Government exam regulator has said.

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.

Evaluating Japan's Common Test for University Admissions

March 07, 2022

Regarding the Common Test for University Admissions, which was held for the first time this year, the National Center for University Entrance Examinations was a problem evaluation and analysis committee that summarized the problems of each subject and subject based on the opinions of high school teachers and educational research groups.

Australia HSC results brought forward to same day as ATARs

March 04, 2022

Higher School Certificate marks for the 2021 exams will be released four days earlier than planned, ensuring that recently graduated year 12 students will receive both their HSC marks and ATAR on the same day. HSC exams finished on December 3 after the tests were twice delayed due to COVID-19. In the end, none of the 400,000 individual exam sessions were canceled.

SAT going digital in shifting US college admissions landscape

March 04, 2022

The SAT exam will move from paper and pencil to a digital format, saying the shift will boost its relevancy as more colleges make standardized tests optional for admission.

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