{"id":53267,"date":"2023-11-26T19:26:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T19:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/msce-exam-pass-rate-declines-2"},"modified":"2023-11-26T19:50:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T19:50:10","slug":"msce-exam-pass-rate-declines-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/msce-exam-pass-rate-declines-2","title":{"rendered":"MSCE exam pass rate declines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>The Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB), in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, has released results of the 2023 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations which has registered a four percent decline from last year\u2019s results.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the 160,585 who registered for the examinations, 154,132 candidates sat for the examinations and 83,846 have passed representing a 54.4 percent pass rate.<\/p>\n<p>Announcing the results at a press briefing in Lilongwe on Wednesday, MANEB Executive Director, Professor Dorothy Nampota said the 2023 pass rate is a decline of last year\u2019s 58.44 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the examinations being leakage free, Nampota expressed concern that some schools have not done well with some registering zero percent pass rate.<\/p>\n<p>Nampota described the situation as worrisome and has called upon government to conduct an assessment to establish the cause and find possible solutions to address the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Minister of Education, Nancy Chaola Mdooko said she was saddened with the decline in pass rate saying the situation needs an immediate response.<\/p>\n<p>She said the ministry will conduct an assessment to establish the cause of the decline in pass rate and those schools which have registered zero pass rate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy ministry is dedicated to improve quality of education in the country. We have seen that most CDSSs haven\u2019t done well. The Ministry is constructing extra classrooms, information and communication laboratories, science laboratories to improve the quality of education in Malawi,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. The Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB), in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, has released results of the 2023 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations which has registered a four percent decline from last year\u2019s results. 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