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ENIC NARIC Network Compilation of data on upper secondary arrangements prepared by the network June-July 2020 Date updated Country Question Question Question 3 Question 4 Will this year’s upper Will the final Diploma have a Are there any consequences for Other Comments secondary graduates receive a calculated point average? admission to in final diploma? If yes, when? your country?

29/06/20 As per Albanian Ministry of Education As per info given by our Ministry of No, there will be no consequences for Taking into consideration the decision the Maturity exams will take Education the Diploma will have a admission to . optimistic situation about Covid 19 place during the June 2020. Maturity calculated grade average. As the grade in Albania, and the facts that the Diploma will be issued within July average is stipulated at Decision of restrictions are eased since 27 th of 2020. Council of Ministers, which for this April 2020, the government has year is still in the process of approval, decided to open the schools in we will confirm as soon as approved. Albania for maturity classes by 18th of May 2020.

10/07/20 Andorra Upper secondary students will receive a Yes, students are having a calculated There are no special consequences for final diploma issued at the end of June grade point average. Two different admission to higher education in 2020. decisions are in place when it comes Andorra for this year's graduates. to calculate the grade point average: 1. Students graduating from general upper secondary program are having a grade calculated in the last tests based on competences. 2. Students graduating from vocational training upper secondary program are having a grade calculated as the average of all the results obtained throughout all the training program.

29/06/20 In general all schools were closed until The admission and enrolment It is envisaged to offer summer-courses mid of May. The aim is to give all pupils, procedures will be aligned with the for pupils who need additional support apprentices and students the extended summer semester and the to ensure basic competences. The possibility to graduate this semester / new Matura timeline. Deadlines will Ministry is currently working on further school year. Pupils in their final year of be extended and admission details regarding summer-courses. upper and other examinations will be postponed or graduation classes will resume regular adapted to new formats when schooling as of 4 May in order to necessary. All deadlines for handing in prepare for the national school exit and assessing bachelor and master exams (“Matura”), which will take theses as well as diploma place as of 25 May onwards. Taking the theses/”Diplomarbeiten” and circumstances into account the dissertations will be extended by the examination process will be slightly very time period which students lose adapted. Less (oral) tests will be because of Covid-19, to make sure required and previous grading will be that no student will suffer any taken into account. drawbacks. So far no decision has been taken whether or not tuition fees shall be charged for the summer term. Draft

17/07/20 Belgium French Yes, upper secondary graduates will For transitional secondary education, N/A. Upper Diploma No, admission to higher education Community receive a final diploma as usual. there is no changs in terms of the contains only subjects and grades, no will proceed as usual. However, no examinations will take dates of issuance (June or September). calculated GPA. place, due to the sanitary conditions For vocational secondary education, and the school closure. In practice, the the deadlines will be the same for the class council (conseil de classe) will majority of the students. However, it decide, based on the overall will be exceptionally possible for the achievement of pupils during the class council to allow students, who school year, whether the diploma will cannot obtain in June or September be awarded or not. their upper secondary diploma (and the related qualification certificate according their field of study), to continue their learning until December 1, 2020. 29/06/20 Bosnia Herzegovina Yes, all pupils who are finishing the The final diploma will have all the Admission to higher education will be secondary education in Bosnia and necessary information including the the same as in previous years. Herzegovina will obtain a final calculated grade point average. secondary diploma (Svjedočanstvo). Schools haven’t stopped their work just adjusted it and it is provided online. Diplomas will be awarded within the deadline that is the end of the school year or a little bit later. It depends on how quickly schools moved to online education 5 of May 2020 There will be no extending of the Yes. The diplomas will contain The graduates of Bulgarian secondary There are a number of other school year in Bulgarian schools. The calculated grade point average as schools will be able to apply for HE as measures envisioned concerning school year will end in an electronic usual. usual. Bulgarian higher education pupils with special education needs environment and will not be increased institutions are ready to wait with of any kind by the end of school year for any subject from first to 12th grade. admissions campaigns. There will be no and afterwards, kindergarten etc., The two compulsory state consequences since the graduation but the essence is that the school matriculation exams (SME) are requirements and the awarded diploma graduates from Bulgaria will be able scheduled for 1st and 3rd of June. The will not differ from previous years. to apply for HE on time. list of possible themes for the 1st SME in Bulgarian Language and will be reduced non-substantially. There will be no such reduction for the majority of the subjects, for which there will be a 2nd SME, because the contents had already been studied up to 11th grade. Graduates, wishing to go for voluntary 3rd matriculation exams will be able to do so on 2nd and 4th of June. All SME will be contact exams, with measures for improved physical distance during exams. All this will allow the school year to be completed as much as possible duly and final secondary education diplomas to be issued by 26th of June, which compared to last year (2019) is just 4

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Cambridge For information about the consequences of the Covid-19 see https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/covid/ and the FAQ in International GCSE og https://help.cambridgeinternational.org/hc/en-gb/articles/360006532458-Novel-coronavirus-Information-for-schools-about-the-COVID-19-coronavirus- GCE AS- outbreak. and A-levels (UK) Update 13 Yes. The final diploma was issued after Concerning school leaving On 24 April 2020, the Act No. 188/2020 Admission to Studies and July 2020 passing of all parts (practical, written examinations plans – maturitní Coll., On Special Rules for Education and Enrolment specific section 4 in the and oral exams) of the school leaving zkouška: National upper - secondary Decision-Making at Higher Education adopted Act: an applicant who has examinations. school leaving exams (called – Institutions in 2020 and on the met other conditions for admission maturitní zkouška) was taken place in Assessment of Study Period for the to studies in a degree programme the Czech Republic. The practical Purposes of Other Acts, was published in is unable to present a document exam was the first part of the school the Collection of . about completion of secondary leaving exams. This part of the https://www.msmt.cz/areas-of- education (maturitní zkouška), secondary school exams is taken only work/tertiary-education/the-new--no- completion of any type of degree at schools providing vocational 188-2020-coll-on-special-rules-for- programme (BA or MA). She may education (e. g. for nurses). The education-1?lang=2. The Act was be admitted to studies and written part started on June 1 and adopted by the Government of theCzech enrolled in studies conditionally. If June 2 with unified didactic Czech Republic due to the COVID-19 pandemic. a conditionally enrolled student language and tests The Act regulates some aspects of fails to submit a document at the followed by the Maths didactic admission and enrolment in universities, latest within 45 days from the on June 3. The school profiled part of regulation of study conditions and its commencement of the 2020/2021 the state maturitní zkouška took completion by state examination, academic year, the admission to place from June 10. The written university decision-making and studies and the enrolment in essays from the and assessment. studies shall lose validity and effect foreign language are cancelled. after this time limit elapses and the receive a final diploma this year as student shall be regarded as a 17/07/20 Those who pass the examinations No, graduating students should not be previous years. should receive a final diploma in a affected by the current situation. usual format. Admission to higher education will be The maturity exams will take place In accordance to the national the same as previous years. between 8 of June to 3 of July 2020. legislation, the final diploma Final results of the maturity exams will (Svjedodžba) contains grades of final be published 20 of July 2020 and exams, no calculated point grade graduates will receive a final diploma average. 22 of July 2020.

07-lug-20 Denmark The graduates will receive their final Yes. The number of examinations has There are no consequences for admission diploma as usual on the 5 July. been reduced, and the calculation of to higher education. the grade point average will be based on the results in previous and this year’s examinations as well as the final grades. Draft

10/07/20 Finland Yes, the upper secondary graduates In Finland, GPA is not used. No From the point of view of upper From the point of view of the upper received their diplomas at the same change to previous years. However, secondary graduates, there were no secondary education graduates: no. time as every year, that is at the end of like in previous years, grades with significant consequences for admission The HE institutions need to adjust May. their definitions are stated both in to higher education. their own (possible) entrance In Finland, the aim was to enable upper the matriculation examination The HE institutions, however, had to examination practices. secondary graduates to finish their certificate and in the general upper adjust their (possible) entrance studies, and get the results and the secondary education certificate. examination practices, for example by diplomas at the same time as every organizing online entrance exams. year. The results were published on Everything was done in a way that would time and digitally transferred to have the minimum effect on graduation institutions for further studies. and students' access to further studies.

30/06/20 France In France, the Ministry of Education There will be no change in the As usual, students must submit their and Youth has indicated that upper calculation of the grade point average. wishes on the Parcoursup platform. This secondary graduates will receive their To be admitted, candidates must situation will only impact the entrance final degree. However, final obtain a grade point average of 10 out exams required by some HEIs, they can examinations have been cancelled. This of 20. decide to cancel or to postpone them year’s results will be based on continuous assessment (i.e. grades obtained by the candidates during the school year). Board of examiners will gather together in July. Graduates will receive their final degree in September or October.

22/06/20 GB United Kingdom Exams have been cancelled and The calculated grades awarded this Everything is done so that this situation Read more here: GCSE and GCE A-level students who were due to sit A level, AS summer will be formal grades, with has the minimum possible effect on the https://www.gov.uk/governme UK level or GCSE exams this summer will the same status as grades awarded in graduating and new students. This nt/publications/awarding- receive a calculated grade. The any other year. They will therefore be summer’s calculated grades are not qualifications-in-summer-2020 calculated grade process will take into accepted by all institutions. predicted grades. Ofqual, the account a range of evidence including, University representatives have independent qualifications regulator, is for example, non-exam assessment and already confirmed that they expect developing a fair and robust process mock results, and the approach will be universities to do all they can to that takes into account a broad range of standardised between schools and support students and ensure they can evidence, including assessments by colleges. A and AS level results will be progress to higher education. schools and colleges of the grades that published on 13 August and GCSE students would have been likely to results on 20 August, as originally obtain if exams went ahead and their planned. This will enable progression prior attainment. Pupils who do not to higher and further education to take feel their calculated grade reflects their place in the normal way. Results days ability will have the opportunity to sit for other qualifications are set by an exam as soon as is reasonably individual exam boards. possible after schools and colleges open again. Our aim is for results to be awarded before Christmas. Draft

26/06/20 Georgia Pursuant to Paragraphs 4 and 6 of Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Despite the COVID-19 worldwide Please be further informed that as Article 2 of Annex 1 of the Order declared a nationwide state of spreading, at this point, the changes in COVID-19 virus spreading №113/n approved by the Minister of emergency, the LEPL - Public Service the timeframe and format of Unified preventive measure, since March Education and Science of Georgia on Development Agency changed the National Examinations are not planned. 2020, Georgia has been following June 08, 2012, the schools are required procedures for issuing documents, In General, examinations are held in July, the online and distance-learning to provide the LEPL - Education therefore, the procedure for issuing whereas, the exact dates of the methods. Management Information System state documents certifying education examinations are set in June. The Until 2019, General Education (hereinafter, the Management System) will be established, so persons Ministry of Education, Science, Culture Diploma was issued upon passing with the list of individuals who interested can receive the document and Sport of Georgia together with the the CAT (Computer Adaptive mastered academic progress stipulated without hindrance. LEPL - National Assessment and Testing). In 2019, the CAT by the national curriculum for basic Examinations Center will conduct its (Computer Adaptive Testing) has and/or secondary level within five further actions in accordance with the been canceled and General business days after completion of the recommendations issued by the Inter- Education Diploma is issued based academic year. For the purposes of Agency Coordination Council on COVID- on school grading. issuance of the state document 19 led by the Prime Minister of Georgia. certifying a general education by the Any further update will be posted on the LEPL - Public Service Development official web and Facebook pages of the Agency of the Ministry of Justice of Ministry of Education, Science, Culture Georgia, the Management System and Sport of Georgia and LEPL - National submits provided data into its digital Assessment and Examinations Center database. Upon receiving the information about the individuals who completed a full course of a general education program in the 2019-2020 academic year, the Management System processes, and without delays uploads the data into a digital 26/06/20 Germany Yes,d graduates b h will receive l and i No, the “” exams are recognised as “Abiturzeugnis” as usual (until July 15). No, the average marks will be built as usual. usual, because the “Abitur” exams are (probably) performed as provided 29/06/20 Greece In Greece, all schools (1st-12th grade) Most probably, there will be no Since the entrance to HE procedure will have been closed since 11th of March change in the calculation. The final not differ from previous years, the only but online / virtual learning is taking Diploma will have a calculated point foreseen consequence is a delay in place. They will be closed until the average. admissions. 10th of May Pupils in their final (3rd) year of upper secondary education will resume regular schooling on May 11th in order to prepare for the PANHELLENIC EXAMS which will take place from end of June to middle of July. So upper secondary graduates will receive their final diploma but, probably, with some delay. Draft

29/06/20 Assessment and grading is ongoing, The higher education admission We do not plan to modify the timeline the current situation has not procedure takes place as planned, thus of academic school year 2019. affected the curriculum. the pandemic has no effect on the Assessment and grading is ongoing, the deadlines. The basic higher education current situation has not affected the application deadline was 15 February curriculum. The government decided 2020, a date before the emergency to have school exit exams only in crisis. written form. Oral exams have been cancelled. The exams will start on 4 May – as planned originally. International Yes. The IB intends to release results to The IB will be taking the following We will award each student a grade for We will be awarding Diplomas and Baccalaureate universities/institutions and schools as actions for the 2020 May Examination each of their registered subjects using a Certificates for the May 2020 planned on 5 July 2020. session: The May 2020 examinations calculation that takes into account their session. At a subject level, students as scheduled between 30 April and 22 coursework marks and their predicted will be awarded a grade on the May for Diploma Programme and grade, as submitted to the IB by their normal IB 1-7 scale. Theory of Career-related Programme candidates school. For most components we will Knowledge (TOK), the Extended will no longer be held. The student externally mark work that is usually Essay and the Career-Related will be awarded either the Diploma, marked by teachers, instead of taking Programme Reflective Project will Career-related Programme certificate samples and applying moderation be awarded a grade on the normal or a course certificate which reflects IB A-E scale. The DP core will be their standard of work. The awarded on the normal IB 0-3 scale. achievement will be based around the A total points score will be awarded students’ coursework and the for the Diploma, out of 45 as established assessment expertise, normal. æs mere her: rigor and quality control already built https://www.ibo.org/globalassets/ into the programmes. news- assets/coronavirus/coronavirus- Students will be able to retake in a outbreak-faq-en.pdf Og her: future session. https://ibo.org/news/news-about- the-ib/covid-19-coronavirus- updates/#results 07/07/20 Ireland The 2020 Leaving Certificate written Ireland does not use a GPA system. Oral and practical performance tests of Our information is sourced from: examinations previously scheduled to Students sit individual subjects and the state examinations were cancelled https://www.gov.ie/en/publication start on 29 July have been postponed. are awarded grades in each. For and full marks awarded for this portion of /2f07eb-leaving-cert-2020- Students will be offered Calculated admission to higher education, the exam. Detail available here: information/#information-for- Grades and the opportunity to sit the student apply to a common https://www.education.ie/en/Press- leaving-cert-students. exams when it is safe. A final applications office. A common Events/Press-Releases/2020-press- Students with Leaving Certificate diploma/certificate will be issued as ‘points’ scoring system is used based releases/PR20-03-19.html For the apply to study in the UK and in EU per standard practice. Calulated grade the best six subjects. This system will majority of subjects examined, the countries such as the Netherlands results will be issued on the 7th be used this year. All students will be student’s grade is based entirely on and in Hungary/Czech republic and September 2020. given the option to receive a State performance in the written examinations the Department of Education and Certificate of Calculated Grades in in June. Skills is liaising with UCAS, the UK each subject. It will have the same higher education application status as Leaving Certificates. system agency in relation to the delay in Irish students upper secondary results. Draft

06/07/20 The final upper secondary school state The grading scale is the same as usual. No. The final upper secondary school The Italian Ministry of Education examination will start on June 17th, The overall mark will be expressed in state examination will take place, the has issued a Ministerial Decree, 2020, thereby respecting the date points out of 100 corresponding to date will remain the one decided at the dated Saturday, May 16th, 2020, decided at the beginning of the the sum of the following partial beginning of the 2019/2020 school determining the following: 1./ The 2019/2020 school year. There will be scores: year, the grading scale remains the same final upper secondary school state no change in the general timing of the a) up to 60 points for school credits: as usual, and the final qualifications examination will start on June final state exam compared to the these are the total marks awarded by awarded is the same. 17th, 2020, thereby respecting the previous years, and there are no the Class Council with reference to the date decided at the beginning of the changes in the final qualification results attained over the last three 2019/2020 school year. awarded (the "Diploma di esame di years of the course: up to 18 points for 2/. Candidates will sit an oral Stato conclusivo dei corsi di istruzione the 3rd year, up to 20 points for the examination lasting approximately secondaria superiore”, commonly 4th year and up to 22 points for the 1 hour; 3/. The Examining Board known in Italy as “Diploma di final year; will be composed of 7 members: 6 Maturità”).English b) up to 40 points for the oral teachers of the Class Council and an examination; c) up to 5 additional external President. Each Examining points can be awarded by the Board will assess up to 5 candidates Examining Board to candidates of per day. The calendar of oral special merit in order to reach the examinations is set by each overall mark of 100 points. Examining Board, in an alphabetical The Examining Board may also award order, starting from the letter cum laude to candidates who meet drawn. 4/. The overall mark will be some given requirements expressed in points out of 100. The minimum overall mark to pass the 5/. The Ministry reserves the right to final upper secondary school State revoke the terms of this decree in Examination is 60 out of 100. the case of a serious resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic

29/06/20 Liechenstein The GPA system is not in use in An ordinance has been approved as a . Students are awarded legal background for all measures with Yes, there will be a final diploma. Based grades in individual subjects and there regard to grading and final certifications on the Government decision the final is a during the pandemia (Covid-19-SchulV) examinations for uppers secondary education (Matura/Berufsmatura) will consist of written examinations only. The final Matura certificates will be issued in June. The final time schedule for the examination are not yet fixed. Draft

26/06/20 Lithuania Yes, upper secondary graduates will The Lithuanian brandos atestatas The sole consequence is a certain delay in receive a final diploma, but with some does not provide a grade point admissions. The applications for first delay. This year, the final diplomas average, but this year’s graduates round of our common admissions system (brandos atestatas) will start to be will have the same brandos will be open until 18 August and for the issued on 7 August. This is due to the atestatas as graduates from second round until 4 September, which fact that session for the final state previous years. It will provide is much later than usual. There will be no school examinations examined in the information on the annual school other consequences since the graduation external exams will be coordinated grades and the results for the requirements and the awarded diploma with the institutions of higher national state examinations. been will not differ from previous years. education. delayed about a month and will take place on 22 June – 21 July. Thus, the final state examinations for brandos atestatas are not cancelled, but postponed. The retake session for graduation exams will be held from July 22 until August 18. Draft

26/06/20 Netherlands In the Netherlands, final Secondary school graduates who Some HEIs have extensive selection examinations in secondary meet the graduation requirements procedures for certain programmes. It is education consists of two parts. The (based on the results obtained not clear how they will adjust the first part are examinations organised through school based selection procedures due to the current by the schools (schoolexamens). The examinations) will receive a final situation. We would advise all applicants second part is the national diploma at the end of the school to contact the relevant department at examinations (centrale examens), year. This year’s Dutch secondary the university of their choice for more which is always scheduled in Spring. school diploma’s will list the information. Only the national examinations subjects and the final grades for have been cancelled. each subject as usual. Dutch higher education institutions will accept our Dutch secondary education qualifications obtained in 2020 for access to their bachelor 29/06/20 New Zealand Students completing NCEA in 2020 will NZQA has arrangements with other We do not expect there will be The National Certificate of still receive a qualification. NCEA jurisdictions to calculate norm- consequences for admission to higher Educational Achievement (NCEA) is results are expected to be released in referenced results for entry into education for this year’s graduates. The the main national qualification for late January 2021. However, to higher education such as calculatinga temporary changes to NCEA and secondary school students in New recognize the disruption to teaching, notional rating for the German University Entrance were agreed with Zealand. There are three levels of learning and assessment as a result of qualification “Abitur”, and providing New Zealand universities. NCEA. In general, students work CIVID-19, several changes were made to an estimated GPA score for a level through levels 1, 2 and 3 in Years the NCEA qualifications and the where the student has sufficient 11, 12 and 13 in school. Year 13 is University Entrance Award to give credits for conversion. The temporary the final year of secondary school. students a fair opportunity to achieve changes to NCEA will not impact how NCEA Level 3, along with the qualifications and awards. These the GPA is calculated. University Entrance (UE) Award, is changes only apply for 2020. required to enter most university More detailed information about the and higher-level tertiary temporary hanges to NCEA and programmes in New Zealand. University Entrance can be found in https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/about- us/news/ncea-and-university-entrance- changes-for-2020/

07/07/20 Norway N/A Norwegian Upper Secondary No, admission to higher education will School Diploma contains only proceed as usual. But grade conversion Yes, upper secondary graduates will subjects and grades, no calculated into points for admission might be a little receive a final diploma as usual. GPA. different since pupils do not have written Diplomas will be issued in the end of examinations this year. For information June. However, no written about how grades are converted, please examinations will take place this see: spring, so all grades are based on the https://www.samordnaopptak.no/info/o overall achievement pupils receive pptak/opptak- during the school year uhg/poengberegning/index.html (standpunktkarakter). There might be oral examinations as usual, our government will take a decision later. Draft

26/06/20 The maturity examination this year will Those who pass the examinations Admission to higher education will be consist only of written part. Oral part should receive the maturity based on the results of maturity will be skipped. The maturity exams certificates in the usual format. certificate will take place between 8 and 29 June. Additional date for the maturity exam is 8 and 14 July. Results of the exams should be published before 11 August.

26/06/20 Portugal This year’s upper secondary graduates The final students’ grade shall be Students will take national final exams receive a final diploma according to carried out at schools according to only in the subjects they choose as Regarding enrolment, the rules of usual procedures in July after usual procedures, including the entrance exams for the purpose of the main competitions are decided completing secondary school. assessment of the learning patterns accessing higher education, being also by the government and not by HEI’s. during the “presential” part of the allowed the realization of these exams for In the general regime of access to year (until March) and the distance grade improvement, revealing their higher education for the academic education period (from March on). result only as a classification for year 2020-2021, the model of The upper secondary final national admission on higher education and not access was changed, namely the exams were postponed to July and for conclusion of secondary level. methodology for determining the limited to higher education application note, that will application purposes. Therefore, considerer the fact that students at students may complete upper secondary level will not do all the secondary education only with national exams but only those internal assessment and only make the (usually 2) that are demanded to be exams required by the admitted in the course they want. 29/06/20 Romania Upper secondary graduates are going to According to the national legislation, No, admission to higher education will receive a final diploma issued after the the final diploma includes the results proceed as usual. state exams, as usual. The state exams of all state exams (written and oral) as will begin on 22 June with the written well as the general average of all exams examinations followed by the oral which the graduate carried out. The ones. final diploma which is issued to the graduates complies with the national legislation in force (it’s the same template). pp y g 29/06/20 receive a final diploma in Republic On the final year certificate there Every student, who will complete of Slovenija on 13.7.2020 (school is a grade point average (overall Matura this year, will be aligable for leaving certificate of completed grade of studies), but on the final admission to higher education Matura).Students also receive a diploma (school leaving certificate studies in the Republic of Slovenija. final year cerificate (completed final of completed Matura ), there are year of upper secondary education) grades, but no grade point on 25.5.2020. average. 07/07/20 Spain The entrance examination to The rules and formalities are laid down in universities has been delayed and will Boletín Oficial del Estado (Ministerial take place between the 22 June and 10 Order) No. 113 of 23 April 2020, pages July. The contents have also been 29622 to 2924: modified. The objective is to ensure https://www.boe.es/eli/es/o/2020/04/2 that no student out of the app. 2/pcm362. 220,000 who will take the test this year, is harmed by the Covid-19 circumstances. Draft

06/07/20 Sweden Yes, students will receive their final No, Swedish diplomas have no No, the graduating students should not grades. The time could vary between calculated grade point average. be affected by the current situation. The cities due to when they manage to planned national tests in the spring have preform their last exams. The expected been cancelled, but this does not affect time for most students to receive their the possibility of obtaining their grades. grades is in the middle of June. The grades are based on other tests as well as previous national tests.

23/06/20 Yes, a final diploma will be issued as Switzerland does not use a GPA No. The maturity certificate gives access usual. The diplomas are usually issued system. Students are awarded grades to university studies as usual, and by the end of July. The Federal Council in individual subjects. admission to higher education decided in April that the written institutions will be the same as in maturity exams may be cancelled. The previous years. Cantons are responsible for school education and the final decision is theirs to hold or cancel the exams. Some cantons had cancelled and grades will be calculated on the basis of previous school grades.

29/07/20 Turkey YES. Diplomas were delivered in June YES. The diplomas and also the There is no consequence for 2020 upper 2020. transcripts have a calculated grade secondary school graduates for point average. admission to Higher Education Due to COVID 19, formal education was Institutions. finalized on March 13, 2020 and schools were closed for mid-term break In fact, some supportive decisions were for a week. Schools and higher taken for this year’s graduates like education instutions have transformed flexibility in admission procedure, their study programs into “distance applying on-line exams, providing learning” format within one week of compensatory lessons during Summer, break/close-off. All the registered etc. Yükseköğretim Kurumları Sınavı (YKS) students (from Pre-school to Higher / Higher Education Institutions Exam was Education) continued their study on- held country-wide on June 27-28, 2020 line under “distance learning” format as planned before. for the rest of the academic year (from March 23, 2020 to June 19, 2020). Academic year of the Upper Secondary Schools was ended on June 19, 2020 in accordance with the decision of Ministry of National Education. Draft

29/06/20 USA Education in the United States is highly decentralized. For this reason, questions regarding COVID’s effect on the issuance of secondary school diplomas, grade point averages and admission to higher education cannot be answered at the national level. In the United States, approaches to addressing COVID in the education sector vary by state, and in some cases can vary by local jurisdiction or by individual institution.

Following is a list of selected organizations that have made information available on their websites regarding responses to COVID in the U.S. education sector:

•American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) is a nongovernmental professional association. See https://www.aacrao.org/resources/covid-19-crisis-practices. •American Council on Education (ACE) is a nongovernmental association that represents all types of U.S. accredited, degree-granting institutions: See https://www.acenet.edu/pages/covid-19-information.aspx. •Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nongovernmental association of public officials who lead state-level departments of basic and secondary education. See https://ccsso.org/blog/ccsso-releases-framework-assist-state-education-leaders-planning-restart-schools. •Education Commission of the States (ECS) is an organization that tracks state-level education policies. See https://www.ecs.org/covid-19-update. •National Council of State Legislatures (NCSL) is a bipartisan organization that represents state-level legislatures in the USA. See https://www.ncsl.org/research/education/public-education-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19.aspx (regarding basic and secondary education) and https://www.ncsl.org/research/education/higher-education-responses-to-coronavirus-covid-19.aspx (regarding higher education).