Wednesday 2 October 2024
A total of 230,276 students in grades 8, 10 and 12 from 4,113 schools around the country are expected to sit for the final examinations, beginning Monday 7 October 2024.
These include:
- 120,000 grade eight students from 3,400 Primary schools
- 77,413 Grade 10 students from 482 High School and Secondary Schools
- 32,863 Grade 12 students from 225 Secondary and 6 National Schools of Excellence.
The Secretary for Education, Dr Uke Kombra confirmed the Examination dates as per the Education calendar, beginning next week Monday for Grade 10 students, followed by Grade 12s and Grade 8s in the next three weeks respectively.
In a statement released on Monday 30 September, Dr Kombra announced that Grade 10s will be the first to sit for the National Examinations which will take place from 7 -11 October; Grade 12s from 14 – 18 October; followed by Grade Eight exams from 21-24 October.
Meanwhile, the Grade 12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students sat for their examination in early September 2024.
Dr Kombra further said all examination papers have arrived in the country with packaging and distribution to schools well before the Examinations.
All the Provincial Education Advisors (PEAs), Provincial Examination Supervisors, Senior Secondary Inspectors, Guidance Officers, Principals and Governing Councils have been urged to be vigilant and security conscious with the security of the Examination Materials, and to comply with the rules enforced by the Measurement Services Division.
“I once again call on everyone involved in the examination process to be vigilant at all times in order to prevent any tendencies towards mal-practices that may compromise the results.”
Dr Kombra warned that the penalty for cheating or assisting to cheat in national exams is non-certification and request all citizens to support fair examinations.