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Korea Ministry brings back academic evaluation testing

October 31, 2022

The Ministry of Education announced its plan for improving the basic academic skills of students, under the notion that the state must ensure a certain level of scholastic achievement for all students.

A third of 2022 HKDSE students apply for results recheck

October 28, 2022

Out of the 2022 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education exam candidates, 15,815, or 33 percent of students, applied for their results to be rechecked and remarked.

In Palestine, the success rate in the Tawjihi exam reaches over 68 percent

October 27, 2022

Success rate for Palestinian students who sat this year for the Tawjihi high school general matriculation exam has reached 68.12 percent. It said announcing the results for 85,302 students who sat for the exam out of which 58,107 have passed that the exam went well in all of the Palestinian territories.

GCSE exams head back to normality in 2023 in UK

October 26, 2022

GCSE, AS, and A level exams in England will largely return to pre-pandemic arrangements next summer as young people continue to recover from the pandemic. In line with the plans set out last September, Ofqual has confirmed a return to pre-pandemic grading in 2023.

Indonesia's 2022 National Assessment Schedule

October 25, 2022

Since 2021, the Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Mendikbudristek) Nadiem Makarim has officially replaced the National Examination (UN) into the National Assessment (AN). The 2022 Computer-Based National Assessment (ANBK) will start from September to November 2022.

In Jordan, no new changes to Tawjihi system

October 25, 2022

There is no change to the system of the General Secondary Educational Certificate Examination, commonly known as Tawjihi, in the upcoming scholastic year starting in the fall.

Mexico Ministry of Public Education announces 2022-2023 school calendar

October 24, 2022

The Ministry of Public Education revealed the official school calendar for the 2022-2023 school year , with which students and teachers can already know when the summer vacations will end and when the next bridges and holidays will be.

Philippines DepEd is ‘all set’ to open schools

October 20, 2022

Three weeks before classes for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 formally start, the Department of Education (DepEd) expressed readiness to open its schools nationwide.

GCSE and A-level grades to fall to pre-Covid levels in England

October 20, 2022

GCSE, AS and A-level grades are set to fall in England next year, the exams watchdog Ofqual has confirmed. They will be "much closer" to pre-pandemic levels after three years of adjustments, said Dr Jo Saxton, its chief regulator.

72.1% Of Malaysians Do Not Want To Further Their Studies After SPM

October 19, 2022

Government statistics have found that 72.1% of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) graduates do not want to continue their studies after secondary school.

Problems With Albanian Education Continue as Number of Graduates Continues to Fall

October 18, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the education sector in Albania with official data sounding the alarm that the number of students graduating from school is declining. The Gross Graduation Ratio is defined by the number of graduates at a certain age who graduate from a specific level, for example high school or university.

India Maharashtra Board HSC 12th Result 2022: 94.22 % students pass

October 17, 2022

In Maharashtra, 94.22 percent of students pass the HSC exam. The state's passing percentage has come down by 5.41 percent compared to the previous year, when there was no exam due to covid. A total of 10,047 students scored above 90 per cent in the state

Korea national education committee yet to set sail

October 14, 2022

The launch of a national education committee is being stalled as related bodies dispute the right to recommend members. The committee, tasked with deliberating on long-term education policy, was initially scheduled to be launched in July.

Australia HSC students turn away from harder English subjects in record numbers

October 13, 2022

HSC students are increasingly shying away from extension English courses with thousands fewer selecting the subjects compared with more than a decade ago.

Sri Lanka school education to be reformed to meet international standards

October 13, 2022

A long-awaited revolutionary approach to the national education system is now to be launched next year by introducing the world renowned STEAM education framework with a sturdy focus on subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics to teach students how to think critically, solve problems and use creativity, in their mindset that prepares them to work in career areas that are predicted to experience significant growth.

Number of temporary teachers in NSW schools of Australia almost doubles in a decade

October 11, 2022

The number of temporary teachers working in NSW public schools has almost doubled in a decade as experts warn surging insecure and short-term contracts are driving graduates away from the profession.

In Czech Republic, multi-year high schools managed the school leaving exams best

October 10, 2022

This year, as in previous years, high school students performed best in the school-leaving exams, especially from multi-year high schools. 0.9 percent failed the eight-year exam and 1.3 percent failed the six-year exam, while 2.4 percent failed the four-year exam. On the contrary, 30.1 percent of pupils failed in non-technical fields of study.

Overhaul in Australia needed to lift ‘flatlining’ student outcomes

October 05, 2022

Lifting student performance, reversing declining attendance and closing the education gap must be the priorities of the next National School Reform Agreement, after years of funding increases failed to secure a significant boost to academic achievement.

New apprentices among those admitted to secondary schools was the lowest so far in Czech Republic

October 04, 2022

In the past school year, the smallest share of pupils in the modern history of the Czech Republic, i.e. since 1993, entered fields with a teaching certificate. The share of new apprentices was 27.2 percent of all those admitted to secondary schools. In previous years, their number was around 30 percent.

Matura in exile with 548 high school graduates from Ukraine will take the matriculation exam in Sofia and Varna

October 03, 2022

548 secondary school graduates from Ukraine will attend the matriculation exam in Bulgaria because of the ongoing full-scale war in their homeland, Irina Kozik, first secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine in Sofia, told OFFNews. In total, about 25,000 young people will take the exam outside of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science in Kyiv announced.

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