August 06, 2025
China said on Aug 5 it would introduce free pre-school education from the autumn, as the world’s second most populous nation seeks to boost childbirth in the face of a looming demographic crisis.
August 06, 2025
South Korea will begin offering free education and childcare to all five-year-olds by subsidising pre-school institutions from July, marking a significant step in the country’s plan to make pre-schoolers’ education universally accessible by 2027.
August 01, 2025
WA's School Curriculum and Standards Authority recently notified schools a new Latin course would be available for them to offer from next year.
July 31, 2025
The results of the first phase of the national secondary school exams were announced.
July 30, 2025
Hong Kong is attracting global STEM talent with increased research funding and a focus on science and technology. Geopolitical tensions and declining research funding in the West are pushing mainland China-born academics to Hong Kong. Concerns are rising that an influx of such academics will reduce diversity and hinder long-term innovation in the universities.
July 29, 2025
New laws curbing the use of mobile phones in Finnish schools came into force on Aug 1, ahead of their reopening after the summer holidays.
July 28, 2025
The first WACE-affiliated schools have started operations in Bengaluru and Bidar in Karnataka, with plans to expand to 100 schools across India in the next three years.
July 25, 2025
The Undersecretariat of Higher Education and the DEMRE (Demre) of the University of Chile reported that, preliminary, the attendance rate for the Winter PAES exam was around 91%, considering the mandatory Reading and Mathematical Proficiency 1 (M1) tests. T
July 24, 2025
The most extensive amendment to the School Act, which will affect most children and parents, has also passed the Senate. For example, the school-leaving exam will change, more psychologists will be hired, and distance learning will be possible in secondary schools.
July 23, 2025
Citizenship will now have eight mandatory subjects (up from 17), four of which will be taught in all grades. Fernando Alexandre explained that parents will be consulted by schools regarding the content to be taught in classrooms.