ZOMBA-(MaraviPost)-The 2025 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations are out with 58.44% pass rate.
Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education in conjunction with Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) has released the exams on Friday, September 5, 2025.
Out of the 194,584 candidates that sat for this examination, 113,7O8 have passed. This represents 58.44a/s pass rate.
Out of the 1OO,9O9 male candidates that sat for this examination, 691367 have passed. This represents 62.80% pass rate.
Out the 931676 female candidates that sat for this examination, 50,341 have passed. This represents a 53,74a/o pass rate.
Out of the 116,685 internal candidates that sat for this examination, 73,245
have passed. This represents 62.770/o pass rate.
Out of the 231206 external candidates that sat for this examination, 10,365 have passed. This represents 44,67″/o pass rate.
Out of the 54,693 ODL candidates that sat for this examination, 3O,O98 have
passed. This represents 55.03% pass rate.
Out of the 932 Special Needs Education (SNEf candidates that sat for this examination, 532 have passed. This represents 57.% pass rate.
Out of the 42O male SNE candidates that sat for this examination, 260 have passed. This represents 69% pass rate.
Out of the 512 female SNE candidates that sat for this examination, 272 have passed. This represents 53.13% pass rate.
Out of the 21821 candidates that sat for this examination at National secondary schools, 2,732 have passed. This represents 96.85% pass rate.
Out of the 6,22 candidates that sat for this examination at District Boarding secondary schools, 5,619 have passed. This represents 98% pass rate.
L2. Out of the 4r9OS candidates that sat for this examination at City Day secondary schools, 3,960 harre passed. This represents 80.73% pass rate.
Out of the 3,468 candidates that sat for this examination at District Day secondary schoQls, 2,48o have passed. This represents 71.51% pass rate.
Out of the 53,571 candidates that sat for this examination at Community Day secondary schools, 281877 have passed. This represents 53.9O% pass rate.
Out of the 4622 candidates that sat for this examination at Private secondary schools, 291,738 have passed. This represents 64.32% pass rate
The performance of Education Divisions, based on the percentage of candidates with distinctions, in descending order is: North (6.78%), Central
East (5.43ok), Central West (5.33%), South East (5.17%), Shire Highlands
(4.84%) and South West (4.460/0).
L7, The top ten (1O) education districts, based qn the percentage of candidates
with distinctions, in descending order are: Ded.za (9.38%), Karonga (9.24%)
lrn.zuza City (7.5OYo), IU,I,zimba South (6.86%), Chitipa (6.770/o), Zomba Urban
(6.65%), Chiradzulu (6.2O%), Nkhatabay (6.07%o), Dowa (6.O1%) and Balaka
(6 ‘O7o/o).
- The bottom ten (1Ol education districts, based on the percentage of
candidates with distinctions, in ascending order are: Thyolo (2.83o/o), Mwanza
(2.90o/o), Nsanje (3.15%), Machinga (3.59%), Neno (3.66%), Ntchisi (3.76%),
Chikhwawa (4.OBo/o), Lilongwe City (a.14ok), Likoma (4.25%), and Zomba
Rural (4.44%). - The top ten (1Ol schools based on the percentage of candidates with
distinctions in descending order are: Mtendere (Dedza, 53.82o/o), Loyola
Jesuit (Kasungu, 53.l}oh), Marist (Pvtl (Dedza, 45.98o/o), Likulezi Catholic
Boys (Phalombe, 45.83oh), St Kizito Seminary (Dedza, 43.75o/o), Ludzi Girls
(Mchinji, 43,73o/o), Dedza (Dedza, 42.52o/o), Lilongwe Islamic (Lilongwe West,
39 .O5o/o), Marymount Catholic Girls (Mzuzu City, 37 .860/o) and St John Bosco
Secondary (Mzimba South, 36.75%). - The bottom ten (1O) schools, where no candidate obtained distinctions and
are therefore ranked based on pass rate, in ascending order are: Dzukani (Pvt|
(Machinga, O.O)oh), H&C (Pvtl (Blantyre Urban, 0.00%), Chiunda Community
(Mangochi, 0.00%), Tsogolo (Pvt) (Balaka, 0.00%), Hillside (Pvtf (Chiradzulu,
9.09o/o), Namikombe Community (Balaka, 9.Qgo/o), Namwanje Community
(B1antyre Rural, 9.38o/o), Dziwe Community (Blantyre Rural, 12.5oo/o), Love of
God (Pvtf (Blantyre Urban, 14.29%) and Joy (Pvtl (Mangochi, 15.38%)
The top ten (10) National Schools basecl on the percentage of candidates with distinctions in descending order are: Mtendere (Dedza, 53.820/.), Loyola
Jesuit (Kasungu, 53.Look), Ludzi Girls (Mchinji, 4a.z3o/o), Dedza (Dedza,
42.52o/o), st John Bosco (Mzimba south, 36.75%), st Mary’s (zomba urban,
36.51%%), St Patrick’s (Chiradzulu, 36,00oh), Likani Boys (Lilongwe West,
3 5. 95%), Chaminade (Karonga, 3 5. 650/o) and Providence (Mulanj e, 34.79Yo).
The bottom ten {10) National Schools based on the percentage of candidates
with distinctions in ascending order are: SBVM Mpalankhanga SNE (Zomba
Rural, O.0Oo/o), St Micheal’s Girls (Mangochi, 11.55%), Malosa (Zomba Rural,
27.360/o), Stella Maris (Blantyre Urban, 21.87o/ol, Mlanda Girls’ (Ntcheu,
25.4ooh), Robert Laws (Mzimba South, 26.190/0), Nkhamenya Girls (Kasungu,
28.73’/0), Lilongwe Girls (Lilongwe City, 28.92o/o), Ellantyre (Blantyre Urban,
28.93%) and Nkhata Bay (Nkhata Bay, 30.17%).
The top ten (1O) District Boarding Schools based on the percentage of
candidates with distinctions in descending order are: Lisumbwi (Mangochi,
27.58o/o), Kasungu (Kasungu, 26.3801,), Machinga (Machinga, 23.g4o/”), Ngabu
(Chikwawa, 23.88o/o), Mzimba (Mzimba South, 2l.TSo/o), Karonga CCAP Girls
(Karonga, 20.2|o/o), st Ignatius of Loyola (chitipa, 20.260/0), salima (salima,
20.OOoh), Masongola (Zomba Urban, 19.39) and Bandawe Girls’ (Nkhatabay;.
19.20%).
The bottom ten (LO) District Bqarding Schools based on the percentage of
candidates with distinctions in ascending order are: Likoma (Likoma Island,
6.330/0), Magawa (Mchinji, 6.770/0), Gawani (Mulanje, 2.360 ), Dowa (Dowa,
7.79o/o), umbwi (Dedza, 8.9oo/ol, Mitundu (Lilongwe East, 9.22o/o), Mayani
(Dedza, 9.34%), Mulunguzi (Zornba Urban, 10.160/o), Chiradzulu (Chiradzulu,
10.60″/0), and Mchinji (Mchinji, 10.85%).
The top ten (1O) City Day Schoqls based on the percentage of candidates with
distinctions in descending order are: Chipasula (Lilongwe City, 15.81%),
