PSLE results are out

This year has seen a slight improvement in the PSLE exams results
This year has seen a slight improvement in the PSLE exams results

The Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) yesterday released the 2017 Primary School Leaving Examination results (PSLE).

According to a press statement from the organisation,, a total of 44,427 candidates sat for the examinations this year, showing candidature increase of 4.49% compared to the 2016 candidature of 42,517.

“The 2017 PSLE overall performance indicates that the proportion of candidates obtaining Grade C or better went up by 1.11% from 70.51% in 2016 to 71.62% in 2017.  The percentage of candidates obtaining Grade A in this examination has gone up by 1.06% from 16.05% recorded in 2016 to 17.11%.

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