Northern Province Education Officer, Mulambwa Nawa has praised government and its partners for the collective efforts in promoting a culture of hard work and producing better results in the province.
This follows the latest ranking where the province came out third in the national examinations with 74.04 pass rate in the 2025 grade 12 examinations, an upgrade from the seventh position recorded last year with a 64.74 pass rate.
Mr Nawa, has congratulated teachers for their dedication, which led to a notable improvement in the 2025 grade 12 performance.
speaking in an interview, Mr Nawa said the consistency of good performance across the three examination levels is an indication of the good approach put in place.
“Results have been impressive, and they cannot be attributed to one person. We want to thank our teachers, DEBs offices, provincial administration and the learners themselves for the effort put in to perform well in the exams.
“The good performance at grades 7, 9 and 12 is as a result of the good approach by our staff,” he said.
The Provincial Education Officer also attributed the high level of performance to the policies that the government has put in place to improve the education sector.
He further revealed that the province has bought and rehabilitated over seventy thousand desks in schools, creating a conducive learning environment for learners.
Mr Nawa added that the government is also constructing eight secondary schools under the Zambia Enhanced Education Project (ZEEP) and thirty-two Zambia Enhancing Early Learning (ZEAL) Schools and has also rehabilitated over 200 classroom blocks, providing more accommodation space for learners.
“Free education has  lifted the burden from parents and learners, lessening the pressure for school fees, so good policies are the ones bringing good performance and also a good learning environment,” he noted.
Mr Nawa has also called for continued collaboration among stakeholders for a successful 2026 academic year.
