March 11, 2021
The 2021 session of the general and technological baccalaureate, a certificate of competence in modern foreign and regional languages will be issued to candidates at the end of the terminal cycle at the same time as the diploma.
March 11, 2021
New updates on the Wales A-levels and GCSE exam schedule for the half term in February 2021.
March 10, 2021
Faced with the health crisis, the executive is considering making “adaptations” to the 2021 baccalaureate. This also concerns certain competitions or exams in higher education and the civil service.
March 10, 2021
Singapore Education Minister announced that the country is ready to move towards an education model that is less exam-focused. This does not mean that exams and assessments will not play a role in the education system, but that there should be a balance between academics and other learning opportunities.
March 10, 2021
More than 2000 South Australian students have missed an exam worth 30 percent of their grade due to a computer glitch. The students’ teachers will provide the SACE board with a predicted exam result, which will be derived by the SACE board in lieu of an exam result.
March 09, 2021
CBSE has said that it is not possible to conduct examinations in January and February 2021.
March 06, 2021
South Korea ordered schools to close from Tuesday in the capital Seoul and surrounding areas as it battles its worst outbreak of novel coronavirus since the pandemic began. This news comes after 490,000 candidates recently sat down for their selectivity tests.
March 06, 2021
German schools will close along with nonessential stores and services as part of a strict lockdown that will be in effect through Christmas. Schools are tentatively scheduled to reopen in mid-January.
March 05, 2021
Ministry of Economic Transformation, Industry, Knowledge and Universities has been published the deadlines, the calendar and the calculation are established of marks of the entrance exams to the university and the admission tests.
March 05, 2021
Minister of Education Jaak Aab announced that it is likely schools across Estonia can stop distancing learning from January 11 with the exception Ida-Viru and Harju counties. This comes after schools were forced to close due to Covid-19.
March 04, 2021
The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) has cancelled final exams and the province has eased graduation requirements for high school students. Students grades will be based on specific learning activities and assignments throughout the semester.
March 04, 2021
Education Minister Weir announced that all GCSE, AS and A-level exams in January, February and May and June are to be cancelled in Northern Ireland. This comes as Northern Island goes into a new lockdown.
March 03, 2021
Citing the Covid-19 pandemic, the Education Minister announced that students in the Newfoundland and Labrador K-12 system won't be writing public exams at all this year. The decision was made in consultation with school councils, educators, administrators, and some working in the post-secondary system.
March 02, 2021
Morocco’s Ministry of Education has decided to cancel local exams for sixth and ninth graders. The decision seeks to ensure safety of students and teachers from Covid-19.
March 01, 2021
College Board announces they are no longer offering SAT Subject Tests in the United States. SAT Subject Tests are used internationally for a wider variety of purposes, they will provide two more administrations, in May and June of 2021, for international students.
March 01, 2021
The education and higher education ministries ordered schools and universities to switch back to online learning in January due to the surge in cases.
March 01, 2021
Because of the restrictions imposed by the new coronavirus pandemic, one of Brazil's public government universities, Federal University of Pará, announced that they will admit students based off of students' Enem exam and not through the traditional Vestibular university entrance system.
February 27, 2021
The IGCSE exams, usually only taken in private schools, are still going ahead this summer - even though GCSEs and A-levels have been cancelled.
February 27, 2021
Teacher assessments will replace GCSE and A-level exams in England this summer, the education secretary has announced. This comes as the UK has been placed under lockdown due to the highly contagious Covid-19 variant.
February 26, 2021
The Ministry of Education published the calendar of quarterly exams for the 2020/2021 school year, linked to the three cycles of education. Registration for the 2021 BAC and the BEM has opened for students.