Home is where the smarts are; A think tank researcher finds home-schooled kids perform better socially too. The Report Newsmagazine (12/3/2001)
...college entrance exam. * Up to Grade 4...students do not write provincial achievement tests or diploma exams. Ken Noster, director...the Alberta diploma exams, because these are...based on the specific provincial curriculum. ...

Think tank targets gaps in school achievement.(News) Wind Speaker (3/1/2004)
...dismal picture of the level of academic achievement of First Nations students. The report...of how they evaluate. "They look at exam results; they look at graduation rates...look at numbers of students that write provincial exams. Now for little schools like ...

Education improvements paid off. Cape Times (South Africa) (1/14/2012)
...yesterday for their achievements in last year's final exams. The awards ceremony by the provincial education department...and pupils for their achievements. "This hard work...Province are of your achievements." Premier Helen...

This year went well.(News) Post (South Africa) (12/30/2009)
...assessment agency apart from State and Provincial exam boards. Following the results, 57 pupils received 'outstanding achievement'. They ranked within the top...48 pupils gained 'commendable achievement'. They had been ranked within...

LETTERS; Defenders find plenty of good in IB program.(WEST) Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) (5/4/2005)
...AP both offer exit exams for students that...understanding of excellence and achievement. AP exams are recognized almost...coursework. This is not a provincial, blinders-on program...around the world. Achievement, intelligence, success...

Future looks bleak for education system.(News) The Sunday Independent (South Africa) (11/2/2008)
...teaching is very poor and the achievements in learning are very dismal...such as the annual matric exams) and provincial tests (such as the grade four...actually a regression in learning achievements in the poorer provinces. Consequently...

No rest for matrics at 11 Cape schools.(News) Cape Times (South Africa) (9/24/2010)
...completed their preliminary exams, but pupils at 11 schools...preliminary exams or had their exams disrupted. The provincial education department rescheduled exams at a number of schools...It is an extraordinary achievement ...

Full marks forKZN's poor schools. The Mercury (South Africa) (1/10/2012)
...off an impressive achievement in the 2011 matric exams, recording a 100...limited infrastructure. Provincial education superintendent...agreed that matric achievements have less to do with...Anthony Pierce, the provincial CEO of the ...

The building of a regional chemistry examination. (Atlantic Provinces Education Foundation) Canadian Chemical News (3/1/1998)
...1970, of compulsory provincial examinations, Nova...evaluating their students' achievement using a school-or...the passing of the provincial exams, which at their worst...represents the level of achievement most students are expected...