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The Philippines will reopen up to 120 schools for limited in-person classes for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in a pilot approved by President Rodrigo Duterte.

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Oct 20, 2021

Over 7,000 schools damaged by Tigray war, says Ethiopia minister

More than 7,000 schools have been damaged as a result of the expanding conflict in Ethiopia, the education minister has said, with 1.42 million students unable to attend classes in the war-torn region of Tigray.

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Oct 19, 2021

Kenya National exams to be held in March, December 2022

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha that the accelerated school calendar will result in five examinations next year. The national examinations will be held in March and December 2022 in order to return to the normal school calendar. First Term of the 2021 academic year on July 26, 2021.

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Oct 18, 2021

New school year in Belize kicks off

High schools all over Belize has started for the 2021-22 school year, all schools have to maintain the online format from last year, due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases. The school year was reduced from 41 weeks to 38 weeks.

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Oct 15, 2021

Icfes announces change of date for Saber 11 tests

The exam will no longer be held in August but in September. The exam was scheduled to be presented on the weekend of August 21. However, the entity made the decision to extend the registration period and therefore the test was postponed.

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Oct 14, 2021

Leaving Cert students to get their results later than usual on September 3

Leaving Cert results will issue to more than 60,000 students on Friday, September 3. It is later than the traditional mid-August date, but slightly earlier than 2020, when calculated grades, now called accredited grades, were used for the first time. A later release of Leaving Cert results will mean a tighter timeframe for the CAO college offer entry process, but colleges are putting plans in place.

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Oct 13, 2021

Argentina Academic Calendar 2021

Argentina moves forward with their examination schedule for 2021. Examinations will continue throughout the country and will conclude in December 2021.

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Oct 12, 2021

Results Of Lebanon Baccalaureate Exams Issued

The Baccalaureate exams, which had been a source of anxiety for students across Lebanon for the past few months, were concluded on July 31. The exams went relatively well, in part thanks to the fact that the committees that determine exam materials were exceptionally lenient with the questions due to the difficult circumstances in Lebanon.

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Oct 12, 2021

Lebanon Brevet Is Officially Cancelled For Lebanese Students

Lebanon will not hold official Brevet exams/Grade 9 exams this year, revealing a proposal to “cancel it permanently for the coming years so that students do not remain hostage to political and economic fluctuations.” The decision to cancel the Brevet exams takes into consideration the national certificate’s state on one hand, and Lebanon’s public health situation on the other.

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Oct 11, 2021

After the criticism, Colombian Government will promote that the students that pass 70% of the contents

After considering that the 2021 school year is "without repetition", the Ministry of Education will propose another criterion to the Federal Council of Education. In addition, it will propose that there is more teaching time for the second semester.

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