Next week, from March 8 to 19, the application period begins for those who wish to take part in the 2018 Cypriot exams, either for reasons of dismissal or for reasons of access to Higher Education. According to the Exam Guide 2018, the curtain opens on May 14 with the lesson of Modern Greek. However, pioneering changes and modifications were made to the process.
"What we will see are many points of access for Cyprus and not one, as has always been the case. As well as two access points for Greece, not one. In addition, the issue of physical education - practical test, is given targeted, only to those who have a premium as athletes, as well as to those who want to enter physical education departments ", said the head of the Examination Service, Terpsa Konstantinidou, clarifying that:" This what the new system tried to do is for the candidates not to enter the schools and departments, choosing irrelevant courses from the content of the program ".
"There are different access frameworks. The candidate can state as many frameworks as he wishes and there will be a degree of access for each frame ", said Ms. Konstantinidou and added:" The new frameworks started three years ago with students of the XNUMXst Lyceum. Today, the specific students arrived at the XNUMXrd Lyceum and as final year students they will attend the exams through these frameworks.
At the same time, they will have a different grade for each access box they declare. As a candidate you have the right to attend as many access frames as you wish. For example, a student may want to give both cultural context and science. He has the right to do it, whether he has been taught these lessons or not, it does not matter, as long as he has been properly prepared to be able to perform ".
Regarding the HEIs in Greece, he stated: "We have always declared two scientific fields in Greece and they are the same. But in the past, we used to send one degree of access, while now we will send two degrees of access, one for each scientific field ". Finally, a practical test can now be declared only by those who are athletes and have received a premium, as well as those candidates who wish to enroll in physical education schools. "Until now, the practical test could have been chosen as the fifth course, regardless of whether they had a premium or not. "Now it is limited," he explained.
The application period begins next week for those who wish to take part in the 2018 Cypriot exams, either for reasons of dismissal or for reasons of access to Higher Education. Strictly from March 8 to March 19, seniors of all public and private schools will be able to choose the faculties and universities of their choice, while as the Examination Service clarifies, only in exceptional cases will late applications be accepted. According to the Exam Guide 2018, the curtain opens on May 14 with the lesson of Modern Greek.
According to the set schedule, the applications of the interested parties should be submitted from Thursday, March 8, 2018 until Monday, March 19, 2018. As it is emphasized, after the expiration of the set deadline, the Examination Service will allow only in exceptional cases the late submission or modification of applications and upon a fully reasoned request by the candidate, until March 21 at 3:00 p.m. It is also stated that these applications will be submitted in electronic form, at the Application Concentration Centers (CSA), in all Lyceums and Technical Schools.
Source: Liberal