Lake Zone schools top Std Seven exam

Little-known Mugini Private Primary School in Magu District, Mwanza Region, has entered Tanzania’s education record books after producing seven of the top ten girls in this year’s national Standard Seven examination.

>Mwanza Region has been given 212 places in ‘special secondary schools’ following the region’s impressive performance in 2014 Standard Seven exams.

Form Six, Std 7 exam pass rate up
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THE National Form Six Examination pass rate has increased from 50.9 per cent in 2013 up to 68.33 in 2014, according to the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training. Presenting the ministry's budget estimates, the Minister, Dr Shukuru Kawambwa, said ...

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Over 10000 Mtwara pupils did not attempt Std 7 exam
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A Total of 10,704 pupils, equal to 30 percent, in Mtwara Region left school because of various reasons and could not sit for their final Standard Seven examinations in 2014. According to statistics, 36,004 pupils were enrolled for primary school education in ...

>Brutal killings of elderly people have been reported in the Lake Zone ahead of the festive season, The Citizen has learnt.

Nyamagana District maintained its pole position in Standard Seven examination results after recording an average pass of 74.6, Mwanza regional education office reported yesterday.

Kagera. Local residents are asking the government to speed up the implementation of a project to hook up Lake and Central Zones to a safe water reservoir at Lake Victoria.

The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) is proposing to change the current mode of assessment in secondary education to describe what individual learners have achieved annually, a top official at the centre has said.

Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL), the publishers of The Citizen, Mwananchi and Mwanaspoti has opened a new chapter in the history of the media history in this country with its decision to print its papers in Mwanza city. This is expected to guarantee quality news on time for thousands of readers in the Lake Zone.