June 15, 2021
Principals and teachers can be held responsible if they ignore or fail to stop violations of the national security law by their pupils, Hong Kong’s education minister has said in explaining controversial new guidelines for schools covering the Beijing-imposed legislation.
June 14, 2021
Education Bureau had advised teachers, students not to travel in December because of pandemic. Currently, there are 14 teachers, head of Harrow International School unable to return after spending year-end holidays in Britain.
June 11, 2021
Plans for teachers to decide GCSE and A-level grades following the cancellation of this year's exams risk being inconsistent and penalising poorer pupils, MPs warned. This comes as last summer, thousands of students had their results downgraded from school estimates by a controversial algorithm, before the exam regulator Ofqual announced a U-turn which allowed them to use teachers' predictions instead.
June 11, 2021
The Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket) has cancelled national tests for the 2021 spring term due to coronavirus-related disruptions to education.
June 10, 2021
The Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), and Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) examinations which were scheduled to commence on June 15, were pushed back to Thursday, June 28.
June 10, 2021
The BTS exam certifies a very professional and specialized training over two years. The BTS exam consists of written and oral tests, very diverse according to the specialties chosen by the students.
June 10, 2021
All exams organized by higher education establishments must be carried out remotely or be postponed, specifies the Ministry of Higher Education. The entrance exams to the grandes écoles remain in place.
June 09, 2021
Thirteen people have been arrested in Nyamira County over allegations of cheating in the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations. Six private candidates undertaking exam in Nyamira South were nabbed while preparing for the tests after they were found with suspicious materials in the examination center.
June 08, 2021
The Verkhovna Rada exempted 11 grade students who are finishing school this year from the mandatory state final attestation (GIA) . It can be passed at will, and VNO 2021 will have to be passed only by those graduates who plan to enter the university.
June 08, 2021
High school students from the 16 confined departments now have all classes in half-gauges. Some fear that this year of health crisis will be one of inequalities for candidates for the bac.
June 07, 2021
NS Education and Early Childhood Development announced that secondary schools will end a week early this year. This means final exams will now begin the week of June 14, not June 21 as originally planned. The last day of school for secondary students will be June 11.
June 04, 2021
Far more students than ever applied this year to the most selective colleges and universities. But what seems clear is that the test-optional movement has opened doors for many students from traditionally underrepresented groups.
June 03, 2021
The Department of Education says the adjustment was made to 'address learning gaps' and to give teachers time to prepare the learning materials for distance learning
June 03, 2021
Ministry of Education also clarifies that access to higher education will maintain the rules of last year, that is, students will only take the exams they need to enter university.
June 02, 2021
To take into account the impact of the health crisis on the conditions of preparation for the general, technological and professional baccalaureate, several adaptations of its tests have been decided. However, their dates are maintained. The Ministry of National Education detailed these new arrangements.
June 01, 2021
Ministry of Education stated that there will be no written exams in middle school and high school. All oral-practical and practical exams are canceled.
June 01, 2021
Final decision on the conduction of the Class 12 board exam 2021 amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is likely to be delayed as Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank was admitted to AIIMS due to post coronavirus complications.
June 01, 2021
The Ministry of Education informs the general population that due to the national quarantine in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, announced classes and all educational activities are suspended for 21 days.
May 31, 2021
The Ministry of Education released the updated school calendar, taking into account the changes resulting from the early school break and online teaching.
May 31, 2021
Ho Chi Minh City Education Department discovered violations following an order from the municipal People's Council in September last year to screen all language centers in the city. 253 have not been licensed to operate, while 241 have let their licenses expired.