Update: 5:45PM CABINET has approved the removal of scaling of marks for the Fiji Year 12 and Fiji Year 13 Certificate Examinations, effective from this year.
A Government statement
issued today states that Cabinet
based its decision on a submission by the Minister for Education, Heritage and
Arts, Dr Mahendra Reddy.
Scaling
is a fundamental process used to convert scores to a common scale which adjusts
the results students achieve in their various subjects for the purpose of
aggregation, ranking and selection for entry to universities or other tertiary
institutions and scholarships award.
