Girls' PSLCE examination performance improving: expert

Malawi: One of the country’s education experts, Madalitso Samati, says there has been a significant improvement in the performance of girls in the Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) exams over the last two years.

According to Samati, the development demonstrates that the government, in collaboration with other stakeholders in the education sector, is working to improve the quality of education for girls in Malawi.

"We recognise the various initiatives and projects that have been implemented to support education. It's worth celebrating,” she stated.

Samati also praised partners, non-governmental organisations, and local leaders for their work in preventing young girls from marrying too young.

She said: "There are several contents. The contents of Mangochi and Machinga, which deal with child marriages, predominate. In this regard, we see the government, as well as NGOs and partners, collaborating with chiefs and cultural institutions to ensure that our cultural values and practices are aligned in order to promote children's education.”

On Sunday, October 2nd, 2022, the Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) released this year's Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) examination results, with an 83% pass rate.

According to MANEB, 102,623 girls were chosen out of a total of 131,012 who took the exams, representing 78.33%.

Among the top ten performing education districts are Zomba urban, Nkhatabay, Likoma, Mzuzu City, Phalombe, and Zomba rural.