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Reunion Baccalaureate canceled in favor of continuous assessment

February 04, 2021

The joint evaluation tests for the new baccalaureate in Première and Terminale are canceled in favor of continuous assessment as Covid-19 cases continue to rise. This news comes after the country originally criticized the scheduled exam dates as it fell during the Reunion school holidays.

FG releases 2020 National Common Entrance Examinations results, fixes cut off mark

February 03, 2021

With the release of the 2020 National Common Entrance Examination results, the Federal Government has announced that they have changed the national cut off marks for the examinations at 142.

Ministry of Education amends school reopening plan

February 02, 2021

Libya Ministry of Education has amended their plans for the new academic year. It was also announced that there will be no mid-terms or end-of-semester exams, but students will still be tested at the end of each school day.

Bosnia continues ancient tradition of Islamic education

February 02, 2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to maintain the tradition of maktab schools, which form the basis of religious education in the country. Today, all children from the first grade to ninth grade can attend maktabs. With the development of modern schools, however, the number of maktabs has decreased in the Islamic world.

Matric Maths and Physical Science exams to be rewritten

February 02, 2021

South Africa Basic Education Minister announced that the matric examinations, the math paper 2 and the physical science paper 2, will have to be rewritten due to exam leaks.

Pakistan to close educational institutions again

February 02, 2021

Over two months after students across Pakistan returned to classes, authorities decided to close all educational institutions again to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. All universities, colleges and schools will switch to online teaching mode.

NECO Suspends SSCE Examinations

February 01, 2021

National Examination Council NECO has stopped the conduct of the Senior School Certificate Examination SSCE after the country-wide #ENDSARS protests. The decision to stop the conduct of the examination also followed the declaration of 24-hour curfew by some state governors especially those of Lagos, Ogun, Edo and Imo where the #ENDSARS protest had assumed destructive dimensions.

Hong Kong Extends School Closures Until Lunar New Year

February 01, 2021

Hong Kong pushed back the re-opening of classrooms for more than a month as part of government measures to stamp out the spread of the coronavirus.

Simulated Bar exam set on Jan. 31

January 29, 2021

The Philippines Supreme Court is ironed out preparations for the country’s first-ever localized and online examination for new lawyers later this year with the holding of a mock bar exam. The mock test will be small-scale involving 120 students divided in four testing sites–Baguio City, Metro Manila, Cebu and Davao.

Bangladesh medical students start street protests, demand online classes

January 29, 2021

Students of government and private medical colleges in Bangladesh have staged a protest at Shahbagh, demanding online classes as an alternative, as they refuse to sit for exams amid the coronavirus crisis.

No JSC, JDC exams this year

January 28, 2021

The government has decided not to hold Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations this year.

No final exams for class 6-9

January 27, 2021

Education Minister Dipu Moni declared "There will be no annual exams for them. There will be no results, no grading …" Students will be promoted to next classes this year without any annual examinations and will be assessed through assignments.

Department of Education to Investigate Matric Exam Leak in South Africa

January 26, 2021

South Africa’s Department of Basic Education (DBE) confirmed it will investigate circumstances around a leaked Mathematics Paper 2 “fully and thoroughly”. “The origins of the leak are not clear as yet but the matric candidates who had access to the question paper appear to be located in Limpopo and Gauteng provinces,” the Department of Education said in a statement.

Education officials authorise return of classes under ‘traffic light’ scheme

January 26, 2021

Federal Education Council unanimously approves re-opening of classrooms in educational institutions, subject to the discretion of each district.

Bangladesh decides to keep all educational institutions closed till Dec 19

January 26, 2021

The government has decided to extend the ongoing shutdown on schools and other educational institutions of the country till December 19 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

14 Schools Closed in Kosovo Due to COVID- 19

January 25, 2021

Fourteen schools are closed in Kosovo due to new cases of COVID-19 amongst students and staff.

Albanian Students Protest Against Online Learning During COVID-19 Pandemic

January 22, 2021

The new academic year started on November 2 for all universities. By the decision of the Ministry of Education, over 130,000 students will start their studies online as a measure to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

The new baccalaureate will be done in continuous assessment

January 22, 2021

The Minister of Education announced that the common assessment tests for first and final students, planned for the baccalaureate, would be canceled in favor of continuous assessment due to the health crisis.

France scraps baccalaureate exams for 2021

January 21, 2021

France Education Ministry has decided to cancel the baccalaureate exams in 2021. This comes after releasing information about the new format of the baccalaureate exam.

French high school students protest health conditions, police gas pupils in Paris

January 21, 2021

Students and staff strike outside their schools as they are not pleased with the French government's decision to keep schools open during the new confinement as covid-19 cases continue to surge across the country.

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