Over 113,200 pupils who sat for their grade nine school examinations last year have been selected to grade ten.
This is out of 247,247 pupils that sat for the grade nine examinations in 2009.
Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary James Mulungushi announced the results in Lusaka today and said the selection of 113,241 pupils to grade ten represents a progression rate of 45.8 per cent compared to the 39.8 in 2008.
Dr. Mulungushi said out of the 247,247 candidates selected to grade ten this years, 51,921 are girls while 61,320 are boys.
He also announced that 128,467 candidates have obtained full certificates out of the 247,247 pupils who sat for the 2009 grade nine examinations.
This represents a pass rate of 51.96 per cent in 2009 compared to 48.57 per cent 2008.
He said 72,445 out of 130,224 boys who sat for exams last year have managed to obtained full certificates while 56, 022 out 117,023 girls have also managed to get full certificates.
Dr. Mulungushi however disclosed that all the candidates who have obtained full grade nine certificates in Northern, Luapula, North Western and Central provinces have been selected to grade ten while in Western province all the female candidates who obtained full certificate will been admitted to grade ten.
The overall results show that the Copperbelt Province has recorded the highest pass rate of 59.19 per cent while Northern Province recorded the least pass rate of 43.44 per cent during last year’s grade nine examinations.
He said only 62 candidates were involved in examination malpractice, some of whom were being assisted by teachers in the examination rooms.
He also announced that out of 196 candidates with education special needs that sat for grade nine examinations last year, 188 candidates have been selected to grade ten.
Dr. Mulungushi has since appealed to the members of the public to obtain the results from the schools where the pupils wrote their examinations.
He said no results will be given by his ministry headquarters or the Examination Council of Zambia (ECZ).
Dr Mulungushi has also announced that grade ten classes will open on February 8, 2010 adding that pupils, who will fail to report to their respective schools by February 19th, will lose their place.
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what about grade 12…no places pa UNZA WHY ?? THIS HATES ME VERY MUCH ..HARD WORKING BOYS AND GIRL CAN NOT FIND A PLACE PA UNZA ..SO SAD..
The pass rate is too low. By now we should be passing at least 75% of the pupils! The quality of you average grade 12 candidate has also dropped drastically. Some of them can barely speak or write English. It is sad.
Dr. Mulungushi and scholars like him should be researching and directing education in Zambia. Instead, I fear, he is just an administrator. Our education system needs a complete overhaul. Reforms are long overdue.
#3 Good observation
Dr Mulungushi could you please prepare all our High schools for- A -levels so that these grade 10s can be better qualified at High school. We are lagging behind as a country. All those we educated when the were fighting for Freedom are now far ahead of us…
I know we lack qualified teachers now but, if we synchronised teachers courses at colleges and Univerities we would be manage.
She also announced that 128,467 candidates have obtained full certificates out of the 247,247 pupils who sat for the 2009 grade nine examinations.
I thought that Dr. Mulungushi James is a man. Ba LT kindly correct the statement above.
as rightly observed by Chitapankwa pass rate in fact should be way above 85%.. seriously
this is not something to be proud of..
this is just a pass rate not,, the questions here how well did they pass..?? even 5 Cs is a pass bt nt a good one..
Zambian system we are to behind please!!!
and now what happens to the rest that fail.. and you say a president should have a degree when there is no sch to go to.. awee improve on that..
and WHY NOT GIVE THE RESULTS BACK? you cant just tell me that i failed maybe you didnt eve mark my paper.. who knows.. am deeply touch because am a YOUTH just like my fellow zambians n they deserve better..
My niece passed with flying colours at Dominican convert, ndola. Hooooray:d