Exams put off till June 15
Exams across the country postponed till June 15
Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood addressing a presser following a meeting of NCOC in Islamabad on March 24, 2021. SCREENGRAB
The federal government has announced more stringent measures to turn the tide of the third wave of Covid-19, postponing all exams till June 15, and banning tourism, closing shopping malls and parks, and shutting down inter-city as well as inter-provincial transport over the Eidul Fitr holidays next month.
The decisions were taken a meeting of the education and health ministers at the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) which serves as the nerve centre of the government’s unified effort against the pandemic.
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The first exams will begin from Feb 22.PHOTO: THE MALAY MAIL
PublishedJan 23, 2021, 10:32 am SGT
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Cambridge International announces O Level, IGCSE results
Schools in more than 130 countries took part in November 2020 exam series, according to CAIE
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The Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) on Tuesday released O Level and IGCSE results of its November 2020 series of about 460 schools in Pakistan, ranging from private schools to semi-government schools across the country. This year Cambridge International took the decision to run exams for its global November 2020 series, as the majority of Cambridge schools globally said they wanted to hold exams where it was safe to do so and followed government guidance, a statement issued by the CAIE said.
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O-Level results: 85.4% score at least 5 passes, up from previous year
About 85.4 per cent of students scored at least five passes at the 2020 GCE O-Level examinations, just above the previous year’s record of 85.2 per cent. Tan Si Hui reports. 2 related media assets (image or videos) available. Click to see the gallery.
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SINGAPORE: About 85.4 per cent of students scored at least five passes at the 2020 GCE O-Level examinations, just above the previous year’s record of 85.2 per cent.
Of the 23,688 candidates who sat for the examinations last year, 20,220 had five or more O-Level passes, according to results released by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) on Monday (Jan 11).