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All preparations have been finalised for the nationwide primary school leaving examination to be held tomorrow and Tuesday, it was announced in Dar es Salaam yesterday. At least 924,280 pupils, 471,827 girls and 452,453 boys, will sit for the examination, according to the deputy minister for Education and Vocational Training, Ms Mwantumu Mahiza. She said the government has directed regions and local authorities to ensure that the exercise is carried out smoothly and that all pupils registered for the examination turned up. Last week the National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced that election campaigns would be suspended tomorrow and on Tuesday to give room to the national Standard 7 examination involving nearly one million school pupils. A statement issued by the deputy minister yesterday, however, did not say how many pupils sat for the similar examination last year, but traditionally the number of pupils in public primary and students in secondary schools have shown progressive increase over the years. Ms Mahiza said most of the pupils registered (909,267) will write their examination in Kiswahili, while 15,013 (7,304 girls and 7,097 boys) will write theirs in English. There are also 628 pupils with various physical disabilities who have been undertaking special education and who are to sit for the national examination. Also on the list are 122 who are blind. The deputy minister warned that officials who would fail in their responsibilities during the examination would be punished, an expression often targeted against anything that could lead to leakages, allowing unregistered students to sit for the exams or barring eligible candidates. Stern measures await lax officials include disciplinary and legal actions. The Standard 7 national examination is for the Mainland Tanzania as Zanzibar has its own equivalent although the curriculum are not entirely different. Meanwhile, the deputy minister has also directed the regional administrative secretaries and district executive directors and heads of local authorities to start preparations for the Form One intake next year. There were 14,389 primary schools in the country in 2008. According to statistics from the education ministry, students enrolled to Form One throughout the country have increased to 438,901 last year (including 186,785 girls) from 180,239 (girls 88,559) in 2005. The total number of students in secondary schools (Form 1 to 4) more than doubled from 524,325 in 2005 (244,571 being girls) to 1,222,403 last year. An all-time high record of 8,410,094 pupils, including 4,148,263 girls, were in primary schools all over the country in 2008, up from 7,541,208. The country's population is estimated at 40 million. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites           |
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