TUM upbeat on 2022 MSCE exams
Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has expressed optimism that candidates from public secondary schools will do better in this year’s Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examination which is starting today.
In an interview yesterday, TUM president Willie Malimba observed that the teaching and learning in the 2022 academic year has been successful as there were no disturbances compared to the 2020/2021 academic year.
He said: “We as teachers, we are very optimistic that in this year’s MSCE examination results, public secondary school candidates will do well compared to that of last year.
“Although the academic year was shorter than previous years, we have managed to complete the syllabus. Last year, some schools failed to complete the syllabus due to several factors , including Covid-19 pandemic that led to poor performance.”
In a separate interview, Maneb spokesperson Mayamiko Chiwaya said all is set for today’s examination.
But she was elusive to comment on what security measures have been put in place to ensure that there is no cheating as was the case with Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education and Junior Certificate of Education (JCE) examinations, where some candidates were arrested like in Kasungu and Dowa.
“Issues to do with examination security is so sensitive. When we tell you what we have done, people will think how to beat the system. What I can assure is that security will be there,” said Chiwaya.
According to Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb), 152 589 candidates are expected to sit this year’s MSCE, representing 24 percent increase from last year’s 123 008 where 63 949 passed.
