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Tertiary reforms to unleash potential of regional Australia

October 01, 2020

The Coalition Government of Australia hopes to reform their tertiary education with a new strategy plan that supports regional, rural, and remote education initiatives.

Leakage in the 2020 session of the General Baccalaureate Examination

September 30, 2020

Minister of Education identifies the source and authors of leakages for the 2020 session of the General Baccalaureate examinations. The percentage of students passing the exam also dropped by over 13% compared to last year, mostly due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Morocco’s Regional Baccalaureate Exams to Take Place October 1-3

September 30, 2020

Morocco's regional baccalaureate exam will be on October 1-3, after meeting with several federations representing students’ parents. The announcement came after the minister eliminated the possibility of canceling regional baccalaureate exams because it would discredit Morocco’s baccalaureate diploma.

COVID-19 adds more pain to university exam nightmare

September 29, 2020

Thousands of students will begin their high-pressure crucial final exams on September 2, weeks later than normal, and in parks and stadiums as a preventative measure against the spread of Covid-19. Exams will this year run up to September 14.

Dual-language programme in Sarawak to continue

September 29, 2020

Minister of Education announced that they would never scrap the implementation of the dual-language programme (DLP) in Sarawak. The Minister also reassuring that Sarawak will be the first state in Malaysia to re-implement the teaching and learning of Mathematics and Science subjects in English.

Applications for course accreditation for new Graduate and Undergraduate Certificates

September 29, 2020

The Australian Government has amended the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) to introduce a new qualification, called an Undergraduate Certificate.

More Bad News for the SAT

September 28, 2020

Of the 334,000 students registered to take the SAT on Sept. 26, 183,000 will not be able to take the test. The students were closed because of the coronavirus pandemic or had imposed new limits on students.

Egypt abolishes decades-old Thanaweya Amma exam system, unveils new hybrid education model

September 28, 2020

Egypt's Education Minister Tarek Shawki announced that the decades-old Thanaweya Amma exam system has been removed at the end of the 2019/2020 academic year. The exam will no longer be unified, will have have four versions, and will be taken electronically.

WAEC denies leakage of Maths examinations

September 28, 2020

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) denies leakage of its Mathematics paper, this comes as students begin to sit for exams. The WAEC examinations are four months behind schedule due largely to the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic in the country.

Difficult Day for the ACT

September 28, 2020

The college admission test was supposed to be given, but many testing centers were closed. This was supposed to be the first test administration since the ACT vowed to improve in light of what happened in July 2020 test administration.

NBC, NTC examinations begin Sept 21, says NABTEB

September 28, 2020

Nigeria Federal Ministry of Education announces that the NABTEB is fixed and will conduct their examinations between September 21 and October 15. The NCEE for JSS 3 Students’ admission to Technical Colleges had been brought forward from to September 5, from its previous date of October 3.

Lagos government releases new 2020-2021 academic plans

September 28, 2020

Lagos government releases plans for the 2020-2021 academic year

Access tests to the UNAM are held in an open-air stadium due to a pandemic

September 26, 2020

Over 82,000 students had to take their entrance exams in an open-air stadium due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The results of the tests will be announced on Monday, September 21.

Education Ministry to propose solutions to SAT crisis following exam cancellation

September 25, 2020

Ministry of Education and Technical Education announces that the ministry is looking for solutions to the crisis regarding the 2020 SAT exams. College Board, which administers the SAT tests, cancelled planned tests on 29 August in Egypt until June 2021.

New school year set to begin October 5 says Minister of Education

September 24, 2020

Bahamas Minister of Education announced that new school year will begin October 5, moving from the previously scheduled opening date of September 21. This is due to the substantial increase in infection rate of the novel coronavirus.

Mass exam failure stirs up a storm in Somalia

September 24, 2020

Over 90 percent of secondary school candidates in Benadir, the metropolitan region that includes Mogadishu, failed the national exam. Questioned over the mass failure in Mogadishu, Education Minister Goddah Barre blamed students and teachers.

New 2021 start dates for South African schools and universities

September 24, 2020

Basic Education minister of South Africa announced that students will not be compromised by late release of Grade 12 results in 2021. Universities are expected to start their 2021 academic year in March or April next year.

CSATs will go on with or without Covid-19

September 23, 2020

The Ministry of Education announced that an estimated 480,000 students will still take the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) on December 3, regardless of the Covid-19 pandemic. Students with Covid-19 will still be able to take the exam, either at a hospital, in case they are in serious condition, or a government-run treatment facility, in case they have mild symptoms.

‘Huge’ changes to International Baccalaureate exams

September 22, 2020

The International Baccalaureate has unveiled a series of changes to their exams for its Diploma and Career-related programmes in 2020 and 2021.

Doctors Ask Med Schools to Drop MCATs During COVID

September 21, 2020

The waiver for MCAT Exam gains support as a professional society of 163,000 physicians, trainees, and fellows of internal medicine in the United States ask medical schools to waive the entrance exam due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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