Even though the individual school honours went to the Lake Zone, Dar es Salaam came first in the overall regional ranking followed in second position by Kilimanjaro and Mwanza in third position.
Eight private schools in the Lake Zone featured in the list of Top 10 performers in the 2014 national Standard Seven examination.
The results released yesterday saw private schools from Mara, Mwanza, Shinyanga and Kagera take up the first seven positions in the ranking. The other two schools that complete the top 10 were from Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro regions.
The results cast doubt on the future of public primary schools, which are overcrowded, understaffed and lack qualified teachers. But such schools remain the only choice for the poor, who cannot afford the expensive English-medium schools.
The results announced by the executive secretary of the National Examination Council of Tanzania (Necta), Dr Charles Msonde, reflect the usual pattern--with private schools holding on to their dominance over public schools.
Even though the individual school honours went to the Lake Zone, Dar es Salaam came first in the overall regional ranking followed in second position by Kilimanjaro and Mwanza in third position.
Overall, Dr Msonde said, there was a 6.38 per cent improvement in the 2014 results compared to the 2013 results--with 56.99 per cent of those who sat their exams this year garnering 100 marks and above. In 2013, 50.61 per cent scored above 100 in the exam. The highest mark is 250.
According to the Necta official, 451,392 candidates scored 100 marks and above this year. A total of 792,118 candidates sat the O-level entry exams and are virtually guaranteed a place in secondary school. Some 429,624 were girls and 378,461 boys.
Mara Region’s Twibhoki Primary School was the best school, followed by Mugini, Peaceland and Alliance schools from Mwanza in that order. Kwema School from Shinyanga was number five, St Severine from Kagera came in at number six and Rocken Hill and Palikas—also from Shinyanga—came seventh and tenth. Dar es Salaam’s Tusiime came in at number eight and Imani from Kilimanjaro at number nine.
Lake Zone has topped the list of students who scored the highest marks in mathematics. Of the eight girls who scored 100 per cent in mathematics, five are from the Lake Zone. Of the 26 boys who had full marks, 19 are from schools in the Lake Zone.
“Some 451,392 candidates (56.99 per cent)—comprised of 226,483 girls and 224,909 boys—had 100 marks and above, up from 50.61 per cent pass rate in 2013,” said Dr Msonde. “This translates into a rise of 6.38 per cent in the passing rate.”
Those who passed include 795 candidates with disabilities.
The pass rate at subject level also rose from an average of 0.64 per cent to 8.94 per cent last year, with Kiswahili performing best with 69.70 per cent and mathematics continuing to languish in its traditional position as the worst performance at 37.56 per cent.
By Saumu Mwalimu
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