Regina Liengu Etaka
9 July 2009
Out of 40.290 candidates who wrote 27.402 passed.
The results of the First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) Examination for the North West Region were released on Monday July 6, 2009 with Bui Division having the best score. Out of the eight schools in the division that had 100%, Momo came first with three schools.
Statistics from the regional delegation of Basic Education revealed that a total of 1,372 primary schools registered, 40.759 candidates in 239 approve centres as opposed to 1,326 primary schools in 2008 that registered and 41,055 candidates in 232 centres.
Out of 40,290 candidates who wrote, 27,402 passed scoring 68.1% as against 40,645 that wrote in 2008 and 32.1218 who passed scoring 79.27%.
As far as gender is concerned, girls have an edge over boys. Some 20.674 boys wrote and 13,644 passed scoring 65.99%, while 19.616 girls wrote and 13,758 passed scoring 70.13% with a percentage difference of 4.14%. To go by division, Bui scored 89.35% followed by Momo 84.70%, Donga Mantung 68.67%, Boyo 60.81%, Mezam 60.00% Ngoketunjia 56.429% and the last Menchum with 50.89%. In terms of the quality of results, Bui came first closely followed by Menchum. Once more, the internal candidates performed better than the external candidates
As explained by the regional delegate of Basic Education for the North West, Boma Christopher, Bui Division came first because they have a great sense of commitment and dedication to education. He said the parents in Bui always try to set records straight as far as the education of their children is concerned. They buy their books, he went on, and follow them up at home. There are some head masters who are role models in Bui Division and there is a lot of competition in that division. There are also more teachers in Bui than in other divisions he added.
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