Grade 12s miss the target
The education minister has expressed concern about the results of last year's part-time grade 12 candidates in particular.
Only about 37% full-time grade 12 ordinary level candidates qualified for university admission - way below the 45% target that the education ministry had set.
Education minister Katrina Hanse-Himarwa yesterday announced the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary Level results and expressed grave concern about the poor performance of part-time learners.
She said the full-time candidates performed better this year, but the performance of the part-time students was “extremely worrisome”.
Hanse-Himarwa said out of the 21 104 full-time learners who wrote the grade 12 examination last year, only 7 772 qualified for university.
In 2015, out of 20 322 full-time candidates, 6 065 (29.8%) qualified for university admission.
The fourth National Development Plan targeted an increase in the percentage of learners meeting the 25-point requirement for university admission from 29.5% in 2011 to 45% this year.
Alternatives
The minister therefore urged all candidates who passed, but wanted to improve their results, to consider using alternative learning opportunities.
She said more children could have performed better if they had received enough support from parents and guardians.
She further said that there was a decrease in the number of ungraded full-time candidates and an increase in the number of ungraded part-time candidates.
“This is really a concern to be taken into account for the next academic year,” she emphasised.
According to her, out of the 30 016 part-time candidates registered for the examinations, 78.5% were graded in 2016 compared to 78.8% in 2015.
She said the results of the part-time candidates were poor at all grade ranges (A* to G.)
Out of the 21 104 full-time candidates who were registered for the examinations in 2016, 93.3% were graded compared to 92.9% in 2015.
According to the minister, there was a decrease in the number of ungraded entries, from 7.1% in 2015 to 6.7% in 2016.
She further said the results of the full-time candidates showed a much better performance at grade A, B and C, with a similar performance at grade A* and slightly lower performance at grade D and E.
“This is a clear indicator that candidates were able to obtain higher grades while others moved slightly to the lower grades F and G.”
She thanked the markers of examination papers for beating the deadline for the fifth year in a row.
“This shows a remarkable improvement and it shows hard work from all involved in the administration and conducting of national examinations,” the minister said.
Although mathematics examinations were postponed during the teacher strike, it did not affect the results and 92.5% of the candidates were graded compared to 91.6% in 2015.
The minister said candidates should take note of the deadline for the re-marking of scripts and checking of marks. The closing date for applications for re-marking is 29 January.
Education minister Katrina Hanse-Himarwa yesterday announced the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary Level results and expressed grave concern about the poor performance of part-time learners.
She said the full-time candidates performed better this year, but the performance of the part-time students was “extremely worrisome”.
Hanse-Himarwa said out of the 21 104 full-time learners who wrote the grade 12 examination last year, only 7 772 qualified for university.
In 2015, out of 20 322 full-time candidates, 6 065 (29.8%) qualified for university admission.
The fourth National Development Plan targeted an increase in the percentage of learners meeting the 25-point requirement for university admission from 29.5% in 2011 to 45% this year.
Alternatives
The minister therefore urged all candidates who passed, but wanted to improve their results, to consider using alternative learning opportunities.
She said more children could have performed better if they had received enough support from parents and guardians.
She further said that there was a decrease in the number of ungraded full-time candidates and an increase in the number of ungraded part-time candidates.
“This is really a concern to be taken into account for the next academic year,” she emphasised.
According to her, out of the 30 016 part-time candidates registered for the examinations, 78.5% were graded in 2016 compared to 78.8% in 2015.
She said the results of the part-time candidates were poor at all grade ranges (A* to G.)
Out of the 21 104 full-time candidates who were registered for the examinations in 2016, 93.3% were graded compared to 92.9% in 2015.
According to the minister, there was a decrease in the number of ungraded entries, from 7.1% in 2015 to 6.7% in 2016.
She further said the results of the full-time candidates showed a much better performance at grade A, B and C, with a similar performance at grade A* and slightly lower performance at grade D and E.
“This is a clear indicator that candidates were able to obtain higher grades while others moved slightly to the lower grades F and G.”
She thanked the markers of examination papers for beating the deadline for the fifth year in a row.
“This shows a remarkable improvement and it shows hard work from all involved in the administration and conducting of national examinations,” the minister said.
Although mathematics examinations were postponed during the teacher strike, it did not affect the results and 92.5% of the candidates were graded compared to 91.6% in 2015.
The minister said candidates should take note of the deadline for the re-marking of scripts and checking of marks. The closing date for applications for re-marking is 29 January.
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