Girls Outperform Boys In PSLE
Monday, December 09, 2019
They outperformed their male counterparts in all subjects with the overall results indicating good performance by learners in PSLE.
Updating Parliament following the release of the results on Friday, the Minister of Basic Education, Fidelis Molao said the overall performance recorded an increase of 1.55 percent from 72.72% in 2018 to 74.33% in 2019 for candidates who obtained credit grades of A, B and C.
While every citizen, including the Head of State, has the right to voice opinions, the tone and context of the President’s comments were regrettably dismissive and risk chilling free expression in our country. The remarks are not isolated. They form part of a disturbing pattern of public attacks on independent institutions pillars essential to the healthy functioning of our democracy. The Judiciary, the Legislature, and now the media have all...