Malawi’s 2020 MSCE Exams out with 41.42% pass rate

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) Acting Executive Director Dorothy Nampota on April 1, 2021 announced the 2020 MSCE exams, with a pass rate of 41.42 percent.

MANEBO in conjunction with Ministry of Education told the news conference in the capital Lilongwe that out of 138,310 candidates that sat for the examinations, only 57,293 candidates have passed.

Minister of Education Agnes Nyalonje said that the 2020 MSCE exams pass rate is the lowest in over a decade.

Nyalonde however attributed this to the shifting and closure of schools in March 2020, cancellation of exams which left candidates disoriented and also strict controls in administering the exams.

The Minister of Education observes that this is the first time Malawi has administered a cheat-free and leakage-free examination.

Nyalonje added that it is disheartening though that out of 26,000 teachers needed in the country’s public secondary schools, the country has less than 15,000.

More to come…..

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.