March 05, 2021
Minister of Education Jaak Aab announced that it is likely schools across Estonia can stop distancing learning from January 11 with the exception Ida-Viru and Harju counties. This comes after schools were forced to close due to Covid-19.
March 04, 2021
The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) has cancelled final exams and the province has eased graduation requirements for high school students. Students grades will be based on specific learning activities and assignments throughout the semester.
March 04, 2021
Education Minister Weir announced that all GCSE, AS and A-level exams in January, February and May and June are to be cancelled in Northern Ireland. This comes as Northern Island goes into a new lockdown.
March 03, 2021
Citing the Covid-19 pandemic, the Education Minister announced that students in the Newfoundland and Labrador K-12 system won't be writing public exams at all this year. The decision was made in consultation with school councils, educators, administrators, and some working in the post-secondary system.
March 02, 2021
Morocco’s Ministry of Education has decided to cancel local exams for sixth and ninth graders. The decision seeks to ensure safety of students and teachers from Covid-19.
March 01, 2021
College Board announces they are no longer offering SAT Subject Tests in the United States. SAT Subject Tests are used internationally for a wider variety of purposes, they will provide two more administrations, in May and June of 2021, for international students.
March 01, 2021
The education and higher education ministries ordered schools and universities to switch back to online learning in January due to the surge in cases.
March 01, 2021
Because of the restrictions imposed by the new coronavirus pandemic, one of Brazil's public government universities, Federal University of Pará, announced that they will admit students based off of students' Enem exam and not through the traditional Vestibular university entrance system.
February 27, 2021
The IGCSE exams, usually only taken in private schools, are still going ahead this summer - even though GCSEs and A-levels have been cancelled.
February 27, 2021
Teacher assessments will replace GCSE and A-level exams in England this summer, the education secretary has announced. This comes as the UK has been placed under lockdown due to the highly contagious Covid-19 variant.