Africa-Press – South-Sudan. South Sudan’s National Examination Council (NEC) released the long-awaited Certificate of Secondary Education results on Wednesday after a delay of nearly eight months.
The exams were held from Dec. 2 to Dec. 11, 2024.
At a news conference in Juba, Minister of General Education and Instruction Kuyok Abol Kuyok apologized for the unprecedented delay and pledged to implement systemic changes to prevent it from happening again.
Of the 50,004 registered candidates, 29,353 were male and 20,651 were female. Students tested at 535 schools. An additional 130 candidates registered for the commercial section at Juba Commercial Secondary School, while 197 registered for the technical section at Juba Technical Secondary School.
In terms of performance, 48,079 candidates attempted the exams. The minister said 36,701 passed, representing an overall pass rate of 76.3%. A total of 11,373 candidates, or 23.7%, failed. The failure rate included 6,573 males and 4,805 females.
The worst-performing subjects were chemistry, principles of accounts and Arabic language. Subjects showing relative improvement included agriculture, computer science, physics, Islamic religious education, English literature and citizenship.
Amazing Grace High School in Jonglei State was the top-performing school with an 85.2% pass rate. It was followed by Darling Wisdom Academy Pentagon in Central Equatoria State at 85.1%. Day Star Academy in Jonglei was third at 83.7%, with St. Lawrence Academy and Green Belt Academy, both in Central Equatoria, placing fourth and fifth, respectively.
The top-performing students were Philip Manyok Ayuen Abeny from Greenbelt Academy in Jonglei State (91.6%); Murye Anthony Duku Toe from Haven High School, who is from the internally displaced persons community (91.4%); Bhor Gatbel Malual Luak from St. Lawrence Academy in Central Equatoria (90.0%); Edmond Chobo Patrick Vitang from Juba Diocesan Model in Central Equatoria (90.0%); and Ding Deborah Majok Akuol from Amonto Girls in Central Equatoria (90.0%).
Minister Abol lauded the efforts of all stakeholders who worked to process the results.
Simon Nyok, secretary general of the National Examination Council, said a new funding strategy has been devised to ensure future results for primary and secondary certificates are released faster.
He said parents will be charged a fee where primary school certificate candidates in government schools will pay 80,000 South Sudanese pounds (SSP), and those in private schools will pay 120,000 SSP.
“This amount of money that will be collected from the candidate will form the foundation of the budget of the National Examination Council,” Nyok said, estimating the fees would cover nearly half of the projected cost for the 2025 exams.
He said that with resources available, the council traditionally takes 45 days to process results and expects this new model will allow them to meet that timeline.
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