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Hong Kong may place more emphasis on sports when assessing pupils for secondary school

August 19, 2024

Education Bureau proposes revised grading mechanism in which PE scores are included while weightage for some other subjects slightly reduced

Microsoft puts AI in Hong Kong primary school, commits to expansion as OpenAI pulls back

August 16, 2024

Microsoft is expanding AI-related educational initiatives in the city, maintaining access to OpenAI’s models, while its China business draws scrutiny at home

Number of Hong Kong students at state schools in England rises by nearly a third

August 14, 2024

Birmingham, Nottinghamshire and Barnet the most popular choices, government survey finds

More than 72,000 students in vocational training – the highest in almost a decade

August 13, 2024

More students are training in the state’s priority industries of construction and electrotechnology, early childhood and health care, a new report from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows.

Portugal government wants to hire retired teachers for subjects where there are greatest shortages

August 12, 2024

The Government wants to hire retired teachers from subjects where there are fewer teachers to combat the shortage of teachers in schools in areas where the greatest shortages have been identified.

A huge onslaught on CZ secondary schools. The number of applicants significantly exceeded expectations

August 09, 2024

This year, for the first time, applicants to secondary schools applied via the DiPSy electronic system. Confusion with paper applications gave way to other worries. Schools cannot send out invitations en masse, so their management spent many hours sending them. In addition, the number of applicants is enormous, exceeding expectations by 15,000.

UK private school exodus expected on higher VAT, but experts say Hong Kong families unfazed

August 08, 2024

Consultants add the VAT roll-out is likely to be charged in phases and schools may not pass on all the tax burden to parents

International Baccalaureate body vows to review time zone arrangements after leak

August 07, 2024

But it refuses to say how many candidates penalised after it confirms small number of students may have engaged in time zone cheating

2025 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) just 100 days away

August 06, 2024

With the 2025 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) just 100 days away, entrance exam experts advised to "identify the weight of each area and focus on the main area." The upcoming 6th is 100 days before the College Scholastic Ability Test, and this year's College Scholastic Ability Test will be held on November 14.

Portugal National exams: what changes this year and the most important dates

August 06, 2024

The national secondary school exams are back and there are over 156,000 registered. The most popular subject is Portuguese, with 44,000 students ready to take them. In this guide, we have gathered the dates to be set for this new season. And a series of questions (and answers) about what is different this year, how the averages are calculated and what is needed to request a grade review.

Common to continue studying regardless of upper secondary school grades

August 02, 2024

The proportion who continue their studies in post-secondary education increases with rising upper secondary school grades. This applies to both those who studied university preparatory programs and vocational programs and regardless of gender.

Senate approves PL that seeks a new reform of secondary education

August 01, 2024

The Senate Education and Culture Committee approved, in a symbolic vote, the favorable opinion of rapporteur Dorinha Seabra (União-TO) to the bill that provides for a new reform of secondary education.

The Directorate of Education is speeding up several exam

July 31, 2024

The Directorate of Education is following the message from the Minister of Knowledge and moving several exams to before May next year.

This is what the new Spain university entrance exam will look like starting in June 2025

July 30, 2024

The Government approved the royal decree that will now regulate the University Entrance Examination (PAU), a new model that specifies the basic characteristics of the tests, regulates common parameters for evaluation and objective criteria for correction and grading.

2024 Maturity, for one in two students the second test was out of reach

July 29, 2024

For about half of the final year students, the second test was decidedly out of reach : more difficult than expected and, for many, involving topics they had never covered at school.

National secondary school exams start in Portugal

July 26, 2024

The exams begin with the Portuguese test for 12th grade students. More than 44,000 students are enrolled. In the afternoon, 11th grade students take the Italian or Mandarin test.

156 thousand students registered for the national secondary school exams in Portugal

July 26, 2024

Of the 156,667 registered for the 1st phase of the national exams, 87,386 are female and 69,281 are male. These students, in total, will take 288,227 national exams.

The strike is over, but several exams may be cancelled in Norway

July 25, 2024

On the same day that the strike was called off, NTNU had to postpone two written exams. Universities and colleges are now putting together new exam syllabuses in the hope that postponed exams can be held before the summer.

Designated webpage for Secondary Six students with updated information for release of HKDSE exam results

July 24, 2024

The results of the 2024 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination was released on July 17.

Normality in León and Ponferrada on the first day of a transitional EBAU

July 23, 2024

The León and Ponferrada campuses hosted the start of the EBAU (University Access Baccalaureate Assessment) tests, which are taking place normally, with some nerves just minutes before the start of the first test of the morning.

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