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Sep 29, 2023

Early university offers to year 12 students reignite debate in Australia

Universities will release more than 12,000 early first-round offers to HSC students this week after a crackdown on admissions stopped institutions handing out places before trial exams.

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Sep 28, 2023

New exam model for Portugal 11th grade students

Year 11 students who take national exams at the end of this academic year will follow the new model for completing secondary school and accessing higher education. The changes were published this Friday in Diário da República and come into force.

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Sep 26, 2023

Mess with Greek high school exams

The exams were not held in many 1st and 2nd Lyceum schools, while there were long delays in the 3rd Lyceum.

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Sep 25, 2023

From writing on arms to smartwatches: Hundreds of HSC students caught cheating in Australia

Serious cheating offences in HSC exams have doubled in the past five years, with a record 65 students forced to front the Examination Rules Committee last year.

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Sep 22, 2023

Portugal government approves new rules for access to higher education

The Government approved a new model that requires the counting of two national exams for the average entry to higher education, and which will come into force from 2025.

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Sep 21, 2023

Bangladesh HSC exam of 2024 to be held under shortened syllabus

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations of 2024 will be held under shortened syllabus. However, in 2024, the secondary school certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams will be held under full syllabus.

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Sep 20, 2023

Soon Sweden national exams will be completely digital

In a couple of years, there will be a requirement for the national tests to be done completely digitally. Already in a year, the new way of working will begin to be introduced and Tranås municipality is preparing.

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Sep 19, 2023

Experts set to investigate ‘pathways’ for secondary school students amid dropping ATAR participation rates

Options offered to teens in Years 11 and 12 will go under the microscope in a sweeping review of WA secondary school pathways amid concerns about fewer students tackling harder subjects.

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Sep 19, 2023

Education Department shopping for cheat checker to detect AI use in online exams

Plans to catch WA school students who use artificial intelligence to cheat in high-stakes online writing exams have been revealed in tender documents.

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Sep 18, 2023

NECO 2023 marking begins, to release results end of September

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has commenced marking its 2023 school-based senior secondary certificate examination(SSCE) scripts.

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