HSC results by text get tick from students

More than 25,000 students are expected to receive their HSC results via SMS on Friday, almost double the number who registered for the service last year, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.

"NSW Board of Studies general manager John Bennett said SMS could overtake the internet in the future as the predominant method of receiving results.

"It's very convenient for students and it worked very well last year," Dr Bennett said."

Many countries around the world offer exam results by SMS:

-- UK: Is there a better way to get exam results?

-- The United Arab Emirates: High School Results 2004

-- Brunei: Exam results by SMS

-- Australia: Higher School Certificate results by SMS

-- Australia: Australian students get exam results by SMS

-- UK: Carriers prepare for SMS surge from school exam results

-- Saudi Arabia: Getting exam results by SMS

-- France: Exam and Admission results by SMS

-- India: India: Exam results by SMS

And related, a terrible trajedy which occured in India:

-- India: Wrong Test Score SMS Leads To Student Suicide

-- Wrong Test Score SMS Leads To Student Suicide

emily | 3:21 PM | SMS and Students |
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