Approximately 10, 000 failed JC students make it to Form 4

Nearly 10, 000 students who “failed” the Form 3 are proceeding to senior secondary school. Government released the Form 4 placement communication this week, and in an interview with Mmegi explained that a total 23, 752 are proceeding to senior school level.

Of the 41, 938 who sat for the final 2016 Junior Certificate Examinations last year, only 13, 839 or 33% of them obtained grades C, B and A, while the remaining 67.56% obtained grades D, E with some ungraded.

One student was admitted with an average score of 5.3, having obtained D in Setswana, D in English, another D in Maths, E for Integrated Science, D in Social Studies, another D obtained for Agriculture, E in Design and Technology and a U in French.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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