August 20, 2020
Hong Kong’s biggest international school group has joined thousands of students worldwide in demanding that the International Baccalaureate explain poorer-than-expected grades based on schoolwork, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of written examinations. A global online petition is being circulated and has drawn over 23,000 signatures so far.
August 19, 2020
Hong Kong school leavers are more stressed than ever, worrying about exam test results and job prospects due to the double whammy of the COVID-19 pandemic and anti-government protests. Over 52,000 Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) candidates encountered major disruption to their final year.
August 18, 2020
Sweden Education Minister announced that a university entry exam, the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT), is likely to be canceled again due to the Covid-19 pandemic and will move to spring 2021 instead. The move to cancel the exam comes after consultation with the universities responsible for carrying out the tests, and the body responsible for organising the exams recommending their cancellation.
August 18, 2020
Nearly 40% of the 700,000 teacher A-level assessments downgraded by exam regulator's algorithm for students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, according to detailed analysis published by exam regulator Ofqual.
August 17, 2020
Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) says students who missed parts of the O-and A-level mother tongue language examinations last month because of the Covid-19 pandemic will be fairly assessed and not disadvantaged. This comes after a several students missed their exams due to them testing positive for Covid-19.
August 14, 2020
India’s plans to completely overhaul its higher education system for the first time in 34 years and to open it to international branch campuses have been hailed as impressive by observers. The National Education Policy (NEP), approved after 12 months of public consultation, sets out a 20-year blueprint to nearly double higher education capacity.
August 14, 2020
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has said that it that it will not cancel their CBSE compartment exams for 10th and 12th with thoughts that it will adversely affect candidates.
August 13, 2020
UK universities are testing a new online teaching link for students in China - which will require course materials to comply with Chinese restrictions on the internet.
August 12, 2020
4th and 9th graders in elementary schools in Armenia will not have to pass examinations at the end of the academic year amid the coronavirus pandemic. Students’ grades and records will be summed up electronically and considered examination grades.
August 12, 2020
The reason behind these demonstrations is that a number of high school students who received high scores on their admissions exams were still not admitted into universities. At the same time, those who had lower scores were allowed in.
August 11, 2020
Currently, the situation is tense in front of the building of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia. Police do not allow the applicants who were not admitted to universities and their parents to approach the building.
August 11, 2020
A record number of lycée pupils passed the baccalaureate this year, putting pressure on university places.
August 11, 2020
GCSE and A-level results in England will be higher this summer, with exam boards set to be more lenient.
August 11, 2020
Thousands of Scottish school pupils have received worse results than they had been expecting after the country's exam body lowered 125,000 estimated grades that were accessed by teachers. Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) faces backlash and First Minister of Scotland apologizes after accepting her government "did not get it right" over Scottish exam results.
August 11, 2020
NZQA announces changes to NCEA and University Entrance (UE) in 2020 due to COVID-19. Changes will bring a fair opportunity to achieve qualifications and awards despite the disruption to teaching, learning and assessment.
August 11, 2020
Correspondence to Heads of centre regarding the process for awarding results in Summer 2020 along with information and resources available.
August 11, 2020
This circular specifies the methods of evaluation of compulsory education in physical and sports education (EPS) at the CAP defined by the decree of August 30, 2019 fixing the general units of the certificate of professional aptitude and defining the methods of '' assessment of general education exams from the 2021 session for applicants with educational status and apprentices.
August 11, 2020
The Special Official Bulletin n ° 7 of July 30, 2020 is devoted to the tests and the evaluation of candidates for the baccalaureate. These new conditions are applicable from September 2020.
August 10, 2020
Ofqual confirms changes to GCSEs, AS and A levels next year, following consultation; and publishes new proposals for adjustments to VTQs.
August 10, 2020
Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) George Magoha announced that national examinations will not take place this year as the Covid-19 pandemic has rendered the school calendar lost.