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MSCE results a shame—CSEC

Kondowe: The results were doctored
Kondowe: The results were doctored

The Civil Society Education Coalition (Csec) has described this year’s MSCE results as a shame, arguing that the results have been manipulated.

The Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) on Friday released the results which showed that 52.48 percent of the candidates passed the examinations.

Out of the 127 383 candidates who sat the examinations, 66 853 have qualified for the award of the MSCE certificate.

Csec executive director Benedicto Kondowe said yesterday the results are stuck around 50 percent pass rate each year, arguing that this demonstrates that there has been no progress in improving performance.

Kondowe said he suspected the possibility that the authorities tampered with the results.

“Making students lose almost a term due to the delay in releasing the results shows that this administration is not serious with the state of education in this country. We believe the results are not a true reflection of what ought to have come out.

“Our belief is that the result could be lower than what has been publicised as that explains why authorities took time to release them in order to subject them to standardisation,” he said.

The 2012 pass rate of 51.8 percent also drew the ire of Csec which said the results were doctored.

In 2011, the pass rate was at 54.8 percent.

But Maneb spokesperson Simeon Maganga said it is not true that the institution delayed releasing the results.

He said Maneb has been releasing the results in December or late November, but  has this year released them in early November.

“Regarding the alleged standardisation, Maneb is a credible body formed by the Act of Parliament; hence, religiously follows test assessment procedures. It could not, therefore, just wake up one day and doctor the results,” said Maganga.

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  1. Maneb has realised results in time compared to some few past years. Howevever, awarding grades to learners is not according to their performance.

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