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2023 exam results guide for GCSEs, BTec Level 2s and National 5s

July 26, 2023

Exam season has finished for GCSE and other students across the UK. It was the second year of formal exams since the pandemic and there were still some changes to how things worked, depending on where you live.

In Australia, universities extend Indian student ban amid visa fraud concerns

July 25, 2023

Universities in Victoria and NSW have banned the recruitment of students from some Indian states as the federal government has voiced fresh concern over increasing visa fraud.

KNEC to explain why teachers who marked 2022 national exams have not been paid

July 24, 2023

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has come under scrutiny after teachers who supervised, invigilated and marked the 2022 National exams were not paid despite completing their work over four months ago.

KNEC, TSC to blame for exam cheating, committee told

July 21, 2023

National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Education has kicked off public hearings on the alleged malpractices in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams.

Ministry of Education to scrap KNEC exams in TVET reforms

July 19, 2023

The government plans to abolish Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) examination in polytechnic and TVET institutions in the country.

Govt Issues Directive on KUCCPS Placement of KCSE 2022 Students

July 18, 2023

The government allayed fears that the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates will stay home for more months after the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) delayed posting them to universities.

Colombia Icfes announced the new date for the presentation of the Saber Pro tests

July 17, 2023

The Colombian Institute for the Evaluation of Education (Icfes) reported through its web portal that the Saber Pro and TyT tests for the first semester were scheduled for June 25 under the pencil and paper modality at the application site.

Blow to 2022 KCSE Students as Govt Mulls Ending Funding for Private Universities

July 14, 2023

The government is set to end the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) program of placing government-sponsored students at private universities.

FG, NECO bans underage from Common Entrance Examination

July 13, 2023

The Federal Government has banned underage children from participating in the National Common Entrance Examination for admission into Unity Schools across the country. It also directed the National Examinations Council (NECO) to put strict measures in place to prevent underage persons from registering for the examination, including making birth certificates compulsory as a registration requirement.

WAEC announces date for commencement of 2023 examination

July 12, 2023

The 2023 school-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will hold for seven weeks, spanning 8 May to 23 June.

Record numbers sitting Leaving Cert, Junior Cycle exams

July 11, 2023

Record numbers will sit this year's Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle exams, which got under way this morning. More than 63,000 candidates have registered for the Leaving Certificate exams, while more than 71,000 are expected to sit Junior Cycle papers.

Colombia Saber Pro and Saber TyT tests: 70,000 students could not take them after their cancellation

July 10, 2023

After the cancellation of the Saber Pro and Saber TyT tests scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday, more than 70,000 students are waiting to learn about the rescheduling of these tests.

NECO reschedules national entrance examination, reveals new date

July 08, 2023

The National Examinations Council, NECO, has rescheduled the 2023 entrance examination for gifted and talented children into Federal Government Academy in Suleja.

Nigeria Lawmakers to make NECO compulsory

July 07, 2023

A bill for an Act to Repeal the National Examinations Council (NECO) Act 2004, has passed second reading on the floor of the house of Representatives.

Colombia Icfes postpones the first semester Saber Pro and TyT test session

July 06, 2023

Icfes reported that due to technical problems on the platform, the session had to be rescheduled.

Scotland teachers 'dismayed' over delay to abolish SQA exam body

July 05, 2023

Teachers will be "dismayed" that plans to abolish the SQA exams body have been delayed, Scotland's biggest education union has said. The EIS said the agency's reputation was already "in tatters".

Australia universities to offer 28 ‘micro-credentials’ to plug skills gap

July 04, 2023

Universities will offer more than 20 shortened courses – including in teaching, cybersecurity, engineering and nursing – as the Albanese government moves to plug chronic skills shortages across the country.

2023 exams results: A-levels, T-levels and BTec Level 3s

July 03, 2023

Exam season is coming to an end for A-level and other students across the UK. For many pupils, it was the first time they sat formal exams, because GCSEs did not go ahead as normal during the pandemic.

Ontario Launching New Mental Health Learning and Increasing Funding

June 30, 2023

Province introducing new mandatory learning on mental health starting this upcoming school year.

Ireland Leaving Cert exam results due out 25 August

June 29, 2023

The results of this year's Leaving Certificate exams will be published on Friday 25 August. Announcing the date, Minister for Education Norma Foley said it represented "a significant and very welcome step towards pre-pandemic norms".

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