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National Examinations Board publishes grade 12 results

September 26, 2024

According to the NEB, a total of 203,847 (52.16 percent) students managed to secure a Grade Point Average (GPA) above 1.61, which is necessary to study at a higher level.

Lack of resources and high cost of housing threaten to delay reforms of Leaving Cert

September 25, 2024

Schools complain over lack of lab space, while high rents have added to the challenges of teaching.

All student devices affected by Mobile Guardian app issues to be fixed by mid-August

September 24, 2024

The last of all devices affected by Mobile Guardian’s glitch and cyber-security breach will be fixed by Aug 16 as schools double down on restoration, with priority given to students taking their national examinations in 2024, said the Ministry of Education (MOE).

All national Portugal secondary school exams with a positive average, with the exception of Biology and Geology

September 09, 2024

Biology and Geology was the subject for which the largest number of students took the exam (with 37,730 tests), followed by Portuguese (34,935), Physics and Chemistry A (33,570) and Mathematics A (32,105).

GCSE marking system: The 9-1 grade boundaries explained as pupils await exam results

September 06, 2024

GCSEs have been graded using a new, more detailed system for the past few years. There are now six different passing grades available. The grade boundaries to achieve each one are unfortunately still to be set. GCSE students will need to pay special mind to their English and maths results.

Four takeaways from 2024's GCSE results

September 06, 2024

The students opening GCSE and other Level 2 results earlier had not heard the word "Covid" when they first walked through their secondary-school gates.

Few schools and colleges will get better GCSE and A-level results than last year, minister warns

September 05, 2024

Few schools and colleges will get better GCSE and A-level results this summer than they did in 2021, the government has warned.

High school certificate can be obtained online and for free

September 04, 2024

The high school diploma certificate can be obtained online and is free of charge. This was announced by the Ministry of Education in a statement.

English-language courses below standard in Taipei

September 03, 2024

At least half of the English-taught courses provided by universities under the Program on Bilingual Education for Students in College do not fit the definition of “English as a medium of instruction” (EMI), the National Audit Office said.

More than 294 thousand people registered to take the Regular PAES in December of this year

September 02, 2024

According to preliminary figures, there were 2.2% more applicants this year than in the previous period, when 287,599 people were registered. The Regular PAES 2024, Admission 2025, will be applied on Monday 2, Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 December.

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