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More States Could Drop Their High School Exit Exams

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.

SSC, HSC exam fee to be refunded to drought-hit pupils

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.

72% pass national exams in Cambodia

April 11, 2024

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has released the overall results of this year’s grade 12 high school examinations and announced that nearly 100,000 candidates have passed the exam, or about 72 per cent of the total number of candidates.

Odisha Students To Get Digital Certificates 7 Days After Declaration Of HSC Exam Results

April 10, 2024

The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) in Odisha has announced a significant update for candidates who recently took the High School Certificate (HSC) examinations

South Australia introduces innovative OSHC qualification to bolster education sector

April 09, 2024

South Australia is set to offer a new qualification aimed at enhancing the skills of individuals working in the education sector, particularly in supporting children’s wellbeing and development outside of regular school hours. This initiative marks the first time the Certificate III in Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) will be available in the state, reflecting a significant step forward in educational and childcare services.

Activists Sue to Stop KCSE & Other National Exams From Taking Place

April 08, 2024

The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and Elimu Bora Working Group (EBWG) have filed a court case seeking to block the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) from conducting national examinations.

Lazy measurement tools causing problems in our education system

April 02, 2024

The same educational issues continue to be discussed by stakeholders this year as they were previous years (“Digitised exams and essay rethink for HSC”, March 15). Specifically, we are talking about the way the HSC success is still being measured only by an exam attempt with a result at 90 per cent or above

2024 HSC exams: Rise in cheating cases as compared to last year

April 01, 2024

The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education’s (MSBSHSE) strict measures to curb malpractices during the Class 12 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations seem to have failed to score desired results as the number of cheating cases has increased this year as compared to 2023.

The dates of the 2024 Saber TyT and Saber Pro tests

March 28, 2024

The Colombian Institute for the Evaluation of Education (Icfes) announced the new 'Calendar of the Saber Pro National and Foreign test

Spain Government expands the school reinforcement plan to FP and Baccalaureate

March 27, 2024

The Minister of Education, Pilar Alegría, announced that she will expand the school reinforcement plan for mathematics and reading comprehension to students in Baccalaureate and Basic Vocational Training, around to 5.2 million students

No deadline extension for KPSEA, KCSE registration

March 26, 2024

The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has announced that there will be no extension deadline for the registration of students sitting this year's national examinations.

Ministry of Education in Singapore extends ASEAN scholarship opportunities to Filipino students

March 25, 2024

The Ministry of Education in Singapore offers an opportunity for Grade 9 Filipino students who aspire to study in Singapore through an ASEAN scholarship.

GCSE English will no longer be handwritten under exam board plans

March 19, 2024

GCSE English exams will no longer need to be handwritten under plans by one of the country’s largest assessment boards.

Secondary education exams and access to higher education in 2024

March 18, 2024

Every year, the future of thousands of young people begins to be shaped during a couple of weeks at the beginning of summer. The national secondary education exams, which this year begin on the 14th of June, are decisive in defining the conditions under which every young person can apply for higher education.

NECO postpones 2024 staff promotion exam indefinitely

March 15, 2024

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has indefinitely postponed its 2024 staff promotion exam. The promotion exercise had earlier been scheduled to hold on February 14 and 15 in Minna, Niger state.

The Saber 11 Tests (calendar B) of 2024

March 14, 2024

The Colombian Institute for the Evaluation of Education (Icfes) announced the dates of registration, appointment and results for the Saber 11 Calendar B, Pre Saber and Validation of the Academic Baccalaureate Tests during 2024.

Less than a third taking foreign language GCSEs

March 13, 2024

Fewer secondary school students are taking modern foreign languages at GCSE level, with less than a third choosing the subject.

Singapore Overhauls Secondary Education: O-Levels, N-Levels Out by 2027

March 11, 2024

Singapore sets to transform its education system by 2027, phasing out O-Level and N-Level exams for a more inclusive and flexible approach under Full SBB.

New type of National Examinations - What will change in Greece high schools

March 08, 2024

One of the first issues that Kyriakos Pierrakakis will deal with after the passing of the bill is the Pan-Hellenic Examinations for admission to HEIs: in the Ministry of Education they are talking about starting a dialogue immediately after the passing of the law on universities, noting that the current system it has the serious advantage of ensuring immutability.

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