Due to the scenario, It is almost 10 years now since the nation has witnessed any significant improvement in students’ performance in the examination results. What is abundantly clear is that, there is a mismatch between such poor students’ academic outcomes and the global perspective about Botswana’s status as one of the very few upper-middle income African countries. The country has a relatively small population and adequate resources in comparison not just to almost all other African countries, but also to many others in different parts of the world. One would be forgiven for harbouring a legitimate expectation about the country that should boast of very high standards of public education that should only match those of the best in the world. Ironically, the students’ academic attainment over the years has consistently depicted a picture of an education system that is in shambles and only comparable to the poorest of the poor countries.
Every year, Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) provisional summary of results paints a very bleak future for the youths of this country.
