According to statistics released by the MATSEC Examinations Board, it was revealed that only 1 out of 2 students who had Latin as a Secondary Education Certificate subject passed, with a 4.
The other student received a ‘U’ – and they were the only two students this year.
Meanwhile, for the Matriculation Level Examinations, there was only one student for Advanced Latin and another student for Intermediate.
Neither of these students attended the exam.
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Former Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher, the younger brother of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, announced on Sunday that he is in a same-sex relationship.
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“The most beautiful thing in life is having the right partner by your side to share everything with,” he wrote on Instagram, posting a photo of himself and another man with their arms around each other, watching a sunset over the ocean.
Ralf Schumacher, 49, who won six grands prix during an 11-year career ending in 2007, is one of the few openly gay drivers in Formula One history. The only other known male gay driver was the late Briton Mike Beuttler, who raced from 1971 to 1973 and died in 1988.
Ralf was previously married to Cora, with whom he has a 22-year-old son, David. David expressed his support on Instagram, saying, “I am very happy that you have finally found someone with whom you feel very comfortable and secure… I am 100% behind you, dad, and wish you all the best and congratulations.”
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German actress Carmen Geiss, a close friend, identified Schumacher’s partner as Etienne and shared a photo of the couple on Instagram. She praised Ralf’s decision to come out, calling it an act of liberation and self-acceptance. “His outing is a personal triumph and a sign that he can now live and love his true identity without fear or shame,” she said.
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Similar percentages of students failing Maths O Level and A Level observed, with 22% and 20%, respectively.
The proportions obtained this year are similar to those in 2023. Last year, 22% of the A level Pure Maths students failed and 23% of the students failing the O level.
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The Ministry for Social Policy and Children’s Rights is pleased with the significant reduction in Severe Material and Social Deprivation rates recorded in 2023, which are now among the lowest ever.
This contrasts sharply with figures from 10 years ago, measured with a less stringent methodology. According to the latest Eurostat report, one in ten people in EU countries cannot afford vegetables, meat, or fish every other day.
Malta’s situation is on par with the EU average, improving from 2013 when 1 in 6 people couldn’t afford such meals. In 2023, 9.4% of Maltese fell into this category, down from 15.3%-15.5% in 2013-2014.
The NSO figures show that the rate of Severe Material and Social Deprivation decreased from 4.9% in 2022 to 4.1% in 2023, the lowest since 2017.
Similarly, the Material and Social Deprivation rate fell from 9.6% in 2022 to 9.2% in 2023, the lowest since 2019. The decline was most notable among the elderly and workers, with almost 20% in deprivation in 2013. Minister Michael Falzon emphasized the need for further consolidation of social policies, especially amid inflation pressures.
The government continues to subsidize energy, grain, and cereal prices and introduced a new benefit in late 2022 to help low- and medium-income families cope with inflation.
Additionally, the government has raised thresholds for COLA benefits and implemented price stability agreements to reduce the cost of 450 essential food products.
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