BY PHUMZILE NDLOVU
MBABANE – Do not worry, there is still a chance!
Form V pupils who are dissatisfied with their 2023 results can now apply for remarking.
However, this will cost between E1200 and E2500 per subject.
The Examinations Council Eswatini (ECESWA) today announced that the 2023 Eswatini General Certificate of Secondary Education (EGSCE), Eswatini Prevocational Certificate of Secondary Education (EPCSE), and the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) remarking will start on Monday (February 26) and end on March 1, 2024.
The remarking application requirements are as follows:
- A letter from the school supports the remark.
- A certified copy of the applicant’s national ID card
- Proof of payment of E1200.00 per EGSCE or EPCSE subject.
- Proof of payment of E2500 per IGSCE subject.
- Original copy of the statement of results (symbols).
2023 Form V results were released on Tuesday where 13 pupils topped, even though it had transpired that the results were the lowest in the last six years. reasons fowardered by government for the decline included COVID-19 and the political unrest of 2021.
The results showed a decline in the 2023 EGSCE as it stood at 88.33%.
However, in 2022 92.58% was recorded.
Meanwhile, the EPCSE results improved, as the pass rate was 96.7%.
The results were announced by the Minister for Education and Training, Owen Nxumalo in a press conference on Tuesday in Mbabane.
In 2023, Form V pupils sat for examinations under two syllabuses; the EGCSE, and EPCSE.
Meanwhile, EPCSE had an overall pass rate of 96.73 per cent.
The Minister said there was a decline in candidate performance when compared to 2022 and previous years.
The minister observed that the national pass rate had generally declined for the EGCSE, EPCSE, and IGCSE examinations.
Below are the pass rates achieved by the 2023 Form V pupils:
2023 EGCSE Pass rate: 88.33 percent
2023 EPCSE pass rate: 96.73 percent
2023 IGCSE pass rate: 84.07 percent
2023 pass percentage by region:
Manzini: 29.81 per cent
Hhohho, 25.64 percent
Shiselweni: 23.53 percent
Lubombo: 22.70 percent.
