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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>For each examinable subject, six (6) is set to be the highest grade point and zero (0) as the lowest, according to a new grading system which was for the first time used in the recently released national examination results.<\/p>\n

The move, according to the Minister of Education Valentine Uwamariya, seeks to harmonise the grading system of candidates in all levels of education starting from primary to secondary school.<\/p>\n

For instance, Uwamariya shared an example saying that 30 points will now be the best mark compared to the previous 5 points for Primary Leaving Examination candidates.<\/p>\n

This, she said, will mean that the candidate scored 6 points in all the five examinable subjects.<\/p>\n

For O\u2019Level candidates, the best mark to score has moved from 9 points to 54 points.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is because S3 students sit for 9 subjects as opposed to 5 in primary,\u201d she reiterated.<\/p>\n

Also to change is the maximum point for advanced level in Secondary School in all programs across TVET, General education as well as Teacher Training Centers (TTCs), who will score a maximum of 60 points.<\/p>\n

Minister Uwamariya made the observation on Tuesday September 27, as the Ministry addressed a press conference announcing last year\u2019s national examination results.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe maximum total points achieved by a candidate who excelled in all subjects is achieved by multiplying the value of the highest grade by the number of subjects the candidate sat for,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Education experts who spoke to The New Times said that there have previously been concerns of having a grading system that is unsymmetrical.<\/p>\n

Levis Karangwa, a former teacher at Excella School based in Kigali, noted that it was high time for the grading system to be introduced, especially looking at the costs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a timely initiative, because a lot of money was being spent and more importantly there were delays and data discrepancies occasioned by the different systems.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a big win because harmonising the process cuts down all unnecessary costs but also offers trusted data,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, there was a big increase in pass rate for candidates who sat for primary examinations, up from 82.8 percent of the previous year to this year\u2019s 90.69 percent.<\/p>\n

For ordinary level candidates, pass rate decreased from 86.3 percent to 85.66 percent.<\/p>\n

The number of candidates who register for primary level continues to decrease, while that of their O’Level counterparts increases.<\/p>\n

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