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Tests paused, students escorted from exam halls amid widespread NAPLAN issue

May 12, 2026

Students across the country resumed their NAPLAN tests after a technical issue caused chaos.

Ofqual issues first rebuke to exam board over ‘serious failures’

May 11, 2026

The exams watchdog has handed out its first formal “rebuke” to an exam board for “serious failures”.

Spain's Baccalaureate of Excellence has been approved and will arrive in the Balearic Islands next academic year 2026-2027

May 08, 2026

The Balearic Islands Government Council approved on Friday the decree regulating the Baccalaureate of Excellence, a new program aimed at students with high academic performance. It will come into effect in the 2026-2027 academic year.

Education Ministry monitors 47,000 teachers to strengthen teaching and learning

May 07, 2026

The supervision will be carried out in 16,000 educational centers at all three levels, with the aim of understanding the pedagogical practices and professional performance of teachers.

Mexico's Online High School Enrollment Call for 2026

May 06, 2026

The Ministry of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation (Sectei) of Mexico City has published the enrollment call for the 2026 Online High School program for residents of the capital wishing to pursue their upper secondary education.

The HSC Maths subject dumped by students

May 05, 2026

More than 8,000 students abandoned Advanced Mathematics during the last Higher School Certificate (HSC) cycle. This represents about one-third of the total state enrollment for the subject dropping out between Year 11 and Year 12.

Pressure for GCSE maths re-mark after Ofqual upholds complaint

May 04, 2026

Exam board OCR apologises for ‘inconsistencies in our past materials’ but insists there were ‘no errors’ in maths question – prompting a petition for papers to be re-marked

More than 500,000 high school students will graduate with a Vocational Training certificate

May 01, 2026

More than 527,000 young people will graduate in 2026 with a Vocational Training certificate endorsed by universities, reported Mario Delgado, head of the SEP.

Honduras Education and Armed Forces launch accelerated high school program for soldiers

April 30, 2026

The initiative aims to help soldiers complete their secondary education; the program is designed to be completed within a one-year period.

Claudia Sheinbaum inaugurates new high school in León

April 29, 2026

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo affirmed that her government is promoting an educational policy focused on youth, as she inaugurated the Industrial and Services Technological High School (CBTIS) No. 292 in León, a school that will expand access to upper secondary education in the region.

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