{"id":40609,"date":"2023-12-23T18:40:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T18:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/?p=40609"},"modified":"2023-12-23T16:23:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T16:23:14","slug":"hhohho-tops-other-regions-in-jc-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/hhohho-tops-other-regions-in-jc-2023","title":{"rendered":"HHOHHO TOPS OTHER REGIONS IN JC 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Hhohho region took the lead in this year\u2019s Junior Certificate (JC) results which were announced by the Minister of Education and Training Owen Nxumalo today.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nxumalo announced the much anticipated results of Form III and Grade 7. The announcement took place at a press conference called by the ministry. Manzini region took the second position, followed by Lubombo and Shiselweni respectively.<\/p>\n<p>He said, The Ministry of Education and Training appreciates the hard work done by head teachers, teacher\u2019s learners and parents during the 2023 academic year. Teachers worked tirelessly to cover the syllabus and most of our learners embraced the opportunity to learn. The ministry is grateful to teachers, head teachers and parents for their joint effort in preparing learners for the 2023 external examination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The minister went on to say, \u201cThis year\u2019s candidates from 32 pilot schools also sat down for the first ever checkpoint Assessment. As you may all be aware the Checkpoint Assessment is a series of diagnostic tests to check the learning progress of learners and inform teachers about the learning needs of the learners. The Checkpoint Assessments was written by candidates in Form 2.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>2023 JC Performance by region<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hhohho 84.84%<\/p>\n<p>Manzini 82.28%<\/p>\n<p>Lubombo 80.31%<\/p>\n<p>Shiselweni 79.14%<\/p>\n<p><b>2023 JC Performance by Pass Category<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Merit 961<\/p>\n<p>First class- 1726<\/p>\n<p>Second class 9207<\/p>\n<p>Third class 3325<\/p>\n<p>Three pupils shared the top three position in the Junior Certificate 2023 (JC) they recorded 97 per cent (97%).<\/p>\n<p>Aphelele Dlamini ( Christopher\u2019s High School)<\/p>\n<p>Lindelwa Sihlongonyane ( Siphocosini High School)<\/p>\n<p>Nosiviwe Sibandze ( St Marks High School)<\/p>\n<p><b>Other top achieving students who scored 95 per cent and above are;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Lungiswa Sebenele Gadlela<\/p>\n<p>Nontokozo Grace Shabangu<\/p>\n<p>Sebenele Zinhle Mpila<\/p>\n<p>Siphiwo Dlamini<\/p>\n<p>Siyanda Juniour Zitha<\/p>\n<p>Dumolwakhe Mphelelisi Magagula<\/p>\n<p>Simangaliso Miracle Dlamini<\/p>\n<p>Sinethemba Mhlanga<\/p>\n<p>Nkhosinokubonga Sis Buthelezi<\/p>\n<p>Khwezi Sydell Akabongwe<\/p>\n<p>Mpumelelo Richmond Ndosi<\/p>\n<p>Niyogisubizo Gloria Kevine<\/p>\n<p>Sinethemba Nkosimlond Magagula<\/p>\n<p>Sihlelelelwe Sinakekelo Dlamini<\/p>\n<p>Mirembe ISanu Namugolo Buguma.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Manzini EPC tops other regions<\/p>\n<p>Manzini topped other regions in the 2023 Eswatini Primary Certificate (EPC) with a 94.11% score followed by Shiselweni.<\/p>\n<p>Sibusisiwe Ndzabandzaba (Khetsiwe Private Primary School) was announced as the best performing pupil of the 2023 Eswatini Primary Certificate (EPC) with an aggregate of 80%. The 2023 EPC results showed a national pass rate of 91.3%.<\/p>\n<p><b>2023 EPC Performance by region<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Manzini 94.11%<\/p>\n<p>Shiselweni 90.95%<\/p>\n<p>Hhohho 90.67%<\/p>\n<p>Lubombo 88.57%<\/p>\n<p><b>2023 EPC Performance by Pass Category:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Merit 830<\/p>\n<p>First Class 3282<\/p>\n<p>Second Class 13 747<\/p>\n<p>Third Class 6257<\/p>\n<p>To access the results, SMS your centre number and candidate number to <b>3535<\/b>. This should be eight (8) digits (e.g. 2100-9023). Form 3s must change the first digit of the center number to 5 if it begins with number 1. For example if the centre number is 1002 change it to 5002.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. The Hhohho region took the lead in this year\u2019s Junior Certificate (JC) results which were announced by the Minister of Education and Training Owen Nxumalo today. Nxumalo announced the much anticipated results of Form III and Grade 7. The announcement took place at a press conference called by the ministry. 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