Analysts Say Syllabus Review Affects MSCE Results

Analysts and Ministry of Education, Science and Technology have said the recently reviewed syllabus is believed to have affected the results of this year’s Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations.

Yesterday the Minister of Education, William Susuwele Banda announced the results yesterday.

According Banda only half of those who sat for the examination nationwide passed.

He has therefore, expressed need to immediately organize in-service training sessions for educators, to familiarize them with subject content and teaching and learning materials regarding the new syllabus.

Out of a total of 92,837 thousand students who sat the examinations, 46, 771 have passed, representing 50.36 per cent pass rate.

The number of students who have passed this year’s MSCE examinations is down by 13% compared to last year.