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Cancelling Tawjihi ‘out of the question’ - Jordan Education minister

September 08, 2021

Education Minister Mohammad Abu Qudais on Sunday announced that the development of Tawjihi (the General Secondary Education Certificate Examination) will begin after the completion of the current exams.

Cyprus schools navigate pandemic obstacles for exams

September 08, 2021

Cyprus final Pancyprian exams are going ahead at private and public schools this year, despite the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

US company to design Leaving Cert accredited grades system

September 08, 2021

According to the Department of Education, a US company has been awarded a contract to provide coding and psychometric expertise in the delivery of this year's accredited grades to Leaving Certificate students. The Leaving Certificate examinations and accredited grades process will be conducted by the State Examinations Commission, and legislation is currently being developed to enable this.

Accredited Grades to be generated for all Leaving Cert students

September 07, 2021

Accredited Grades will be generated for all of this year's Leaving Certificate students, even in subjects where they have not opted to receive them. The move is part of contingency planning to prepare for possible disruption to the June exams due to Covid outbreaks or other factors.

Libya Ministry of Education suspends classes due to significant COVID outbreak

September 06, 2021

The Ministry of Education has decided to temporarily suspend classes at all educational institutions until August 15, in line with the government's announcement to tighten restrictions due to a Covid-19 outbreak.

Libya Education Ministry amends plans for end of school year

September 06, 2021

The National Exams Center of the Ministry of Education announced changes to the scheduled dates for ending the academic year 2020-2021.

In Japan, some qualifications for international students will be changed

September 03, 2021

Japanese proficiency have been added from the 2022 international student entrance examination that begins in June.

Bulgaria Matura 2021 Schedule

September 03, 2021

Bulgaria releases schedule of activities for the organization, conduct and assessment of state matriculation exams in the academic year 2020 - 2021.

German Students Without Abitur Are Enrolling at Universities More Than Ever

September 03, 2021

More German students than ever, without an Abitur, are choosing to attend a university in the last three years. Approximately 64,000 people without an Abitur have enrolled in German universities in 2019, marking an increase of 1,750 people compared to the previous year.

Fewer Year 12s earn QCE in year characterised by mass disruptions

September 01, 2021

Fewer Queensland Year 12 students gained senior school qualifications in 2020, a year characterised by severe disruptions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Students brave the Covid-19 to take part in Mauritius NCE

September 01, 2021

Students begin their National Certificate of Education (NCE) exams with the French and Business Studies exams, despite concerns of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Schools assess grades as no O, A level exams to be held in Bangladesh

August 31, 2021

Local schools operating under the British education boards Cambridge Assessment International Education and Pearson Edexcel are now assessing grades of an estimated 16,000 candidates of O-level, A-level and equivalent examinations. Schools are assessing the grades as the government did not allow Cambridge to hold scheduled examination on April 26 amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

CBSE asks schools to complete moderation of Class 12 marks in time-bound manner

August 31, 2021

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) directed schools affiliated to complete tabulation and moderation of marks for class 12 students in a time-bound manner so that the result can be declared by July 31.

The Examination for Access to Higher Education (EAES) is eliminated in Ecuador

August 30, 2021

The Exam for Access to Higher Education (EAES) is eliminated and in its place there will be a evaluation what will measure skills and abilities. Originally, it was reported that next Examination of Access to Higher Education (EAES) will be applied and will be 100% online.

Keys, deadlines and how is the schooling process for the next academic year in Madrid

August 30, 2021

Some 150,000 families from Madrid will have to choose one of the 2,000 public or subsidized school centers in the region, but there are doubts how the school year might look like - either virtual classes or limiting students per classroom with the Covid-19 protocol.

Papua New Guinea Grade 10 students nationwide sit for exams

August 27, 2021

Up to 75,000 grade 10 students across the country will sit for their written expression exams, and all schools would comply with the new Covid-19 measures.

Number of Leaving Cert questions were reduced for June exams

August 27, 2021

The number of questions that this year's Leaving Certificate students are expected to answer in their June examination papers is to be reduced, in a further effort to lighten the load on candidates. Schools have this evening received further details of the exam and accredited grades process.

Trinidad and Tobago Government sets date for SEA exams

August 26, 2021

The Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) exam will go ahead despite the almost daily rise in new Covid-19 infections.

Dispute over tasks in the math Abitur in NRW as grades are not adjusted

August 26, 2021

School Minister Yvonne Gebauer has rejected complaints about difficult math tasks in this year's Abitur exams in North Rhine-Westphalia. The tasks were "appropriate and in line with the curriculum", "solvable" and not flawed, said the FDP politician on Wednesday in the school committee of the Düsseldorf state parliament.

CR's modified version of graduation is final, the official version is not on the table

August 25, 2021

The official graduation, which was pushed by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (YES), would require a change in the law and is not yet on the table, the minister told deputies today during a debate on the form of graduations and the possibilities of resuming full-time teaching in schools.

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