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Portgual Secondary exams will continue to be done on paper

February 29, 2024

Ministry of Education decided to maintain the tests that count towards the grade, in the traditional format, at the same time asking schools to test digital tests, before counting towards the grade. In the 9th year, exams will be taken on the computer.

Class 12 exams begin, even as teachers threaten to boycott HSC exam evaluation

February 28, 2024

The Class 12 examination conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education commenced on Wednesday, however, many teachers have vowed to boycott the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) written examination paper evaluation.

Changes to Singapore polytechnic year 1 admission criteria, secondary school graduating exams

February 27, 2024

From the 2028 intake, students applying to enter polytechnic in the first year will do so under amended admissions criteria, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said.

South Korea Government announces major overhaul to college entrance exam

February 26, 2024

The Education Ministry announced on Wednesday its finalized college admission plans, requiring exam candidates to take an “integrated” College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) from the 2028 admission year.

HSC exam of 2025 to be held in full syllabus

February 23, 2024

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations in 2025 will be held with a full syllabus and full marks.

Maharashtra State board changes practical exam format for SSC, HSC exams

February 22, 2024

According to the circular issued on the website by Anuradha Oak, secretary of the state board, teachers and principals of schools and junior colleges have to fill marks for the examinations to be held in February-March 2024 online

Portugal schools prepare mandatory digital exams in the 9th year with “obsolete” or “broken” computers, “slow” internet and no IT technicians

February 21, 2024

Although the results of the assessment tests in digital format, which took place in May 2023, have not yet been made public, schools are also preparing the 9th year exams in digital format.

SAT testing moving entirely online this spring

February 20, 2024

While the first concern would be cheating on the test, it still must be taken at a testing center.

Half a million South Korean students breathe free as life-defining test day ends

February 20, 2024

In November 2023, it marked the defining moment for hundreds of thousands of takers of the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) in Korea.

South Korea students sue after teacher ends exam 90 seconds early

February 16, 2024

A group of South Korean students are suing the government because their college admission examination ended 90 seconds earlier than scheduled.

Portugal school directors want to know that year 11 exams will be taken in digital format

February 15, 2024

The president of the National Association of Directors of Groups and Public Schools wants the Government to reveal, soon, the 11th exams which, at the end of this academic year, will be carried out on a computer.

Leaving Cert reform may be delayed over cheat risks

February 14, 2024

Schools will need to revamp student assessments to cope with the ‘implications’ of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Education Minister Norma Foley has been warned

After the Abitur breakdown: New system for NRW from 2025

February 13, 2024

The download glitch at the Abitur was one of the biggest upsets in North Rhine-Westphalia this year. A completely new system will soon prevent a repeat.

In CZ, it is possible to apply secondary school electronically

February 13, 2024

The DiPSy digital application system for secondary school applications for the 2024/2025 school year was launched this evening. Applicants and their parents can submit applications until February 20. The application can be submitted completely online using the Citizen Identity

Portugal National exams proceed “smoothly”

February 09, 2024

The national final exams in Descriptive Geometry A, Biology and Geology, in the 11th year of schooling, History A and Drawing A, in the 12th year of schooling, relating to the 2nd Phase of the National Examinations Calendar of Secondary Education of 2023, also took place.

CZ Secondary education is to change in the coming years, the government has approved a strategy

February 08, 2024

Secondary education should change in the next four years to meet the interest of applicants and the demand of the labor market. The Ministry of Education's strategic document was approved by the government on Wednesday. Priority should be given to changing the subject structure of secondary schools and strengthening general education. The long-term plan also focuses on equalizing inequalities in access to quality education.

The dates for the “Green Abitur” in 2024 have been set

February 07, 2024

If you would like to take the “Green Abitur” this year, you should note down a few dates and register as soon as possible. The examination committees for the hunter examination in the Coesfeld district begin on April 22, 2024 (Monday) at 3:00 p.m. with the hunter examination 2024 (written part).

CZ schools are still taking the concessions from the government

February 06, 2024

They do not yet have confidence in the coalition's promise, yet after the strike there is relief from the schools that the quality of teaching does not have to drop significantly. Even Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) has already promised that the number of hours for specially focused teaching will not be drastically reduced.

‘Extremely disappointing’ that Leaving Cert oral exams are to go ahead during Easter break

February 05, 2024

In a circular issued to schools, the State Exams Commission (SEC) confirmed that the oral exams will take place during the Easter break next year.

Streamlining foreign document recognition: China’s historic accession to Apostille Convention

February 02, 2024

The long-awaited Apostille Convention finally entered into force in China on 7 November 2023. The legalization process for foreign documents was replaced by an apostille by designated authorities in a foreign state. Authorities, including the Beijing IP Court, have responded swiftly.

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