May 15, 2024
In short: Future year 11 and 12 students in WA will no longer receive a 10 per cent bonus in return for studying more difficult courses. The Tertiary Institutions Service Centre says the changes will "level the playing field" for other students. What's next? The changes will take effect in 2026, with current year 11 and 12 students unaffected.
May 13, 2024
There will be a phased return to normal Leaving Cert results from next year, following years of grade inflation due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
May 07, 2024
Last month, Unite confirmed that more than 400 SQA workers would begin a period of prolonged industrial action in a row over pay, including 24-hour stoppages, a ban on overtimes, and a ban on weekend working.
May 06, 2024
Drama, film and theatre studies and climate action and sustainable development are two new school subjects being introduced to secondary school students across Ireland.
May 03, 2024
Minister for School Education Madhu Bangarappa said the board exams were introduced for the students of classes 5, 8, and 9, only after taking expert opinions.
May 02, 2024
The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and Elimu Bora Working Group (EBWG) have filed a petition to stop national examinations until the 2023 KCPE and KCSE results are forensically audited.
May 01, 2024
Ministers are being warned that strike action by staff at the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) could have a “major impact” on preparations for this year’s exams.
April 30, 2024
Chairperson of the National Examination Board, Dr Mahashram Sharma said the examination was being conducted at 1,525 examination centers in all 77 districts.
April 29, 2024
Leaving Cert students have criticised the Government for holding the local and European elections on one of their exam days.
April 29, 2024
More than 75,000 students have applied to the CAO so far this year, a slight drop of 1.4pc on last year. Latest figures show health, arts and business courses are the most popular among applicants.
April 26, 2024
Nearly 122 thousand students and citizens enrolled in Saber 11 calendar B, Pre Saber and Validation of the Academic Baccalaureate, were summoned by the Colombian Institute for the Evaluation of Education who will present their tests next Sunday April 14th.
April 24, 2024
The number of high school graduates and technical college graduates in Germany fell slightly last year. In 2023, a total of 381,000 students acquired their university or technical college entrance qualification, 3,700 or one percent fewer than in 2022, as the Federal Statistical Office announced.
April 23, 2024
The high school application system was temporarily unavailable. The director of the organization Cermat, Miroslav Krejčí, said that it did not work due to the failure of basic registers.
April 22, 2024
This year’s Secondary 1 students will be the first to sit their national examinations under one common timetable in 2027.
April 19, 2024
Thousands of students in North Rhine-Westphalia are currently taking their Abitur. But when exactly do the written and oral exams take place? An overview.
April 18, 2024
Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster Barbie movie will be on the Leaving Cert English syllabus by 2026.
April 17, 2024
The HSE is considering a catch-up MMR vaccine programme for Leaving Cert and third level students because the country is likely to face a significant measles outbreak.
April 16, 2024
The Colombian Institute for the Evaluation of Education (Icfes) announced the new 'Calendar of the Saber Pro National and Foreign test for the First Semester of 2024'.
April 15, 2024
More states could abandon high school exit exams as a graduation requirement for their students as general support for standardized tests cools.
April 12, 2024
The state board has decided to refund the examination fees of students appearing for the ongoing HSC and SSC exams from drought-affected talukas in Maharashtra.