Disastrous examination results for the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) has not spared the prisons.
Malawi Prisons need qualified teachers in the country’s jails to teach prisoners preparing to sit for MSCE.
Authorities say half of the prisoners who sat for the MSCE examinations have failed.
Malawi Prison Service say 34 out of 68 inmates who sat for 2020 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations have passed, representing 50% pass rate.
Prisons spokesperson Chimwemwe Shaba said the highest score of an inmate is from Mzuzu Prison who has scored 17 points.
Shaba further said Zomba Central Prison has emerged overall performer out of the 19 correctional facilities, after 10 out of 15 inmates passed the examinations.
A child protection NGO has advised the government to set supplementary examination for failures of this year’s Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE).
Chisenga: prolonging the process to re-write the exams may lead to high levels of school dropouts,
Eye of the Child willing Form 4 students who failed the examination this year should be allowed to sit for supplementary examinations in view of poor 2020 MSCE results.
Out of 138,000 candidates who sat for the exams, only 57,293 passed translating into a pass rate of 41.42 %.
The child rights organisation says it concerned with the period the learners would have to wait for the upcoming 2021 MSCE exams and results considering the challenges they already encountered in the 2020 exams.
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By Chisomo Phiri
Newly elected Member of Parliament for Nsanje North Enock Chizuzu has set aside K2 million towards the payment of examination fee for students who have failed their 2020 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations and are willing to sit again for this yearâs examinations in his constituency.
According to Chizuzu, the move is to ensure that quality education is being practiced and fulfilled.
Chizuzu promised the students that their examinations fee will be sorted out and they will re-sit for MSCE examinations with an effort to achieve good grades.
“I have spared two million Kwacha to pay the examinations fee for those needy students who have failed 2020 MSCE and are willing to re-sit for 2021 MSCE to be administered soon. As a Member of Parliament, I want my constituency to have educated people who can develop the area and the nation at large. No needy student is spared and left behind and I have more to do towards quality education in the co
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