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Mexico's School Calendar for 2021-2022

September 30, 2021

Mexico's Ministry of Public Education released the 2021-22 school calendar. This calendar is applicable to preschool, primary, and secondary, public and private schools incorporated into the National Educational System.

Libya Ministry of Education approves exam results of foreign education schools

September 29, 2021

The National Examinations Center has approved the exam results of foreign education schools, after obtaining approval from the Education Minister. The officials also discussed the mechanism for calculating the test scores for students wishing to move to foreign education schools.

The bad results of the Ecuador's Bachelor test

September 28, 2021

The new Ser Baccalaureate exam is causing concerns as a number of changes were made to this test to make it more relevant and tailored to the needs of students. In 2016, the graduate exam (Being a Bachelor) and the National Exam for Higher Education (ENES) , which began in 2012. The ENES disappeared, were merged.

Goodbye to entrance exams in Peru

September 28, 2021

President Castillo announced free admission to universities during his administrative term and the transition to this will be "focused and gradual".

Andorra's Official Baccalaureate Test (POB), Covid-proof

September 27, 2021

A "complex" logistics that has meant an extra "effort". This is how the director of the Department of Educational Inspection and Quality, Marie Pagès, described the organization of this year's Official Baccalaureate Test (POB).

Vocational high school students will have a second chance

September 27, 2021

During the months of September and October, the extraordinary call for the official professional baccalaureate test (POB PRO) of the Andorran education system will take place. Free candidates who wish to improve the qualification obtained in the ordinary call of the official test of professional baccalaureate (POB PRO).

The repeat of Andorra professional baccalaureate will take place in October

September 24, 2021

There will be a second opportunity for students who failed the professional baccalaureate test. The official test will be repeated in due to the health situation experienced over the past year by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The final results of the Croatia state graduation exam in 2020/21 have been released

September 24, 2021

The final results of the state graduation exam were announced today at noon, and graduates can see them in the Become a Student system.

A-levels: Warning over private and state school gap

September 22, 2021

Sir Kevan Collins says he is concerned that the "educational legacy of Covid could be growing inequality". For independent school pupils in England, 70% of A-level results were A* or A, compared with 39% for comprehensive pupils. A-level results showed record levels of top grades.

South Korea Vaccinates Pupils, Teachers Before University Entrance Exam

September 22, 2021

South Korea is moving forward with their university entrance exam and have started vaccinating high school seniors and teachers ahead of November.

Cyprus exams results not as affected by pandemic as expected

September 21, 2021

Education minister Prodromos Prodromou on Monday said that the Pancyprian examination results were not as bad as had been expected.

KCPE and KCSE registration extended

September 20, 2021

The Ministry of Education has extended the registration of the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations for two weeks.

School results in Scotland dip slightly after year of disruption

September 20, 2021

Pupils achieve record A grades but attainment gap between the most deprived and affluent students widens

In Valais, final exams are face-to-face

September 17, 2021

1,100 final year students from colleges and business and general culture schools (ECCG) in Valais will experience face-to-face exams. Secondary II students will take their exams in half-classes, and no longer in large rooms that can accommodate up to 150 students due to Covid-19.

Expected inflation of A-level grades means top universities may introduce entrance exams

September 17, 2021

A report is warning that results could be inflated again after exams were cancelled due to the pandemic and teachers' assessments were used to grade students but a teachers union said it's "unfair" to speculate grades.

Centralized testing in Belarus

September 16, 2021

In June the Government amended the Regulation on the procedure for organizing and conducting centralized testing. There is also a ban on making changes to the answer form after the end of the time allotted for the test. The issuance of certificates for centralized testing this year will be carried out from July 16 with the obligatory presentation of a certificate of education.

Leaving Cert students asked to limit social contacts ahead of exams in Ireland

September 16, 2021

Leaving Cert students have been asked to limit their social contacts and avoid social gatherings in preparation of their exams. Students who are diagnosed with Covid-19, are a close contact or a confirmed case, have symptoms of Covid-19 or are self-isolating or restricting their movements will not be allowed to sit the examinations.

Peru students will not be evaluated for the second year in a row

September 15, 2021

For the second consecutive year and due to the Covid-19 pandemic , the Ministry of Education (Minedu) decided to postpone the Sample Evaluation of Students 2021, which sought to measure the learning achieved in public and private schools in the country.

In addition to the regular one, a probationary matura is being written in Croatia

September 14, 2021

Students who will be graduates of the next school year attended part of the classes according to the new curricula. The state matriculation exam, which is being conducted in 2022, will be adjusted to these curricula.

Corona-Matura 2021: how Austria's school-leaving exam works this year

September 14, 2021

In 2021, there will be simplifications for the written and oral school-leaving Matura exams in Austria.

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