{"id":81349,"date":"2025-08-14T10:55:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T10:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/national-mps-investigate-delayed-secondary-exam-results"},"modified":"2025-08-14T11:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:07:49","slug":"national-mps-investigate-delayed-secondary-exam-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/national-mps-investigate-delayed-secondary-exam-results","title":{"rendered":"National MPs Investigate Delayed Secondary Exam Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>A months-long delay in releasing the 2024\/2025 Secondary Examination results has sparked outrage among lawmakers, with mounting questions over accountability within the National Ministry of General Education and Instruction.<\/p>\n<p>More than 50,000 students across South Sudan took the S.4 national exams in December 2024, with results initially expected by late July. Yet, despite completed marking, the ministry has failed to publish the results\u2014leaving students in limbo and raising concerns about systemic inefficiencies.<\/p>\n<p>During a parliamentary session on Tuesday, Felix Bali, an SPLM legislator representing Western Equatoria, challenged the education ministry\u2019s unexplained delays, citing broken promises and financial mismanagement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been eight months since marking began, yet the results remain withheld,\u201d Bali said. \u201cThe minister previously claimed results would be released within a week. That deadline passed without action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bali revealed that the ministry had received only 28% of its allocated budget from the finance ministry\u2014a possible factor in the delay. However, no official statement has clarified the link between funding shortfalls and the exam results holdup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParents are struggling with restless children at home. The future of these students is being jeopardized by this indecision,\u201d he added, demanding that Education Minister appear before parliament to explain the repeated delays.<\/p>\n<p>The call for accountability has split lawmakers along political lines. Gatkuoth Wat of the opposition SPLM-IO backed summoning the minister, arguing that the delay demands urgent scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a critical issue affecting thousands of students in the country. The minister must provide answers,\u201d Wat insisted.<\/p>\n<p>However, Kom Kom Gang, an SPLM member representing Northern Bahr el Ghazal, opposed direct summons, instead pushing for parliament\u2019s education committee to handle the matter internally.<\/p>\n<p>The prolonged uncertainty threatens to disrupt university admissions, as secondary certificates are typically required by February for enrollment. With no clear timeline for release, students face missed academic years.<\/p>\n<p>Parliament Speaker Jemma Nunu Kamba directed the education committee to investigate the ministry\u2019s handling of the examination results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Sudan<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. A months-long delay in releasing the 2024\/2025 Secondary Examination results has sparked outrage among lawmakers, with mounting questions over accountability within the National Ministry of General Education and Instruction. More than 50,000 students across South Sudan took the S.4 national exams in December 2024, with results initially expected by late July. 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