South Sudan Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) Examinations Results 2023

This PDF file contains a summary report of the results for the 2023 South Sudan Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) examinations, which were conducted between December 4th and 16th, 2023, and were administered to 45,433 candidates in 498 academic schools in South Sudan. The file includes information such as candidature trends, performances by gender and section, and absenteeism rates.

1. THE NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (CSE) EXAMINATION RESULTS FOR THE YEAR 2023
August 2024

Under the theme

“Transforming educational assessment through quality learning and informed
decision making”

2. 1. INTRODUCTION

This isa summary report of results for 2023 South Sudan Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) examinations, which were
conducted between the 04% and 16% of December 2023.The examinations were administered to 45,433 (28,878 male and
16,555 female candidates in 498 Academic schools.

107 (49 male and 58 female) candidates registered for Commercial Section in Juba Commercial Secondary School while 126
(111 male and 15 female) candidates registered for Technical Section in Juba Technical Secondary School.

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3. 2. THE SUMMARY

Table 1: Showing candidature across different sections

Gender SECTIONS
Academic Technical Commercial Total
Male 28,878 111 49 29,038
Female 16555 15 58. 1662877
Total 45433 126 107 45,666
Percentage. 99:49 0.276 0234 100.003

NOTE: In this analysis, the different sections have been analyzed differently in the following order:
A. Academic

B, Commercial
C. Technical

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4. A. ACADEMIC SECTION
1. Candidature

Year Candidates Registered Increment/Decrement Percentage
Increment/Decrement

2023 45,433 109,328 INSTA

2022 36,105 3,994 111

2021 32111 1,801 537

2020 33,912 6,565 24.0

2019 27,347, 4236

2018 23,111 9,450

2017 13661 5,569

2016 8,092 222

2015 GU TAR

2014 4,127 2,197 1

72013 AAA E AAA

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5. 2. Absenteeism

The case of absenteeism from examinations has been fluctuating over the last eleven years as shown In table 3 below.

Table 3: Showing Examinations Absenteeism over the last eleven years

Year Candidates Candidates who sat Absentees % Absentees
Registered

2023 45,433 Ace 367 ZE

2022 36,105 35,511 594 16

2021 32111 30326 1789 56

2020 33,912 33,295 617 19

2019 27,347 26,789 558) 20

2018 23,111 22,205 906 41

2017 13,661 13359 302% 22

2016 8,092 7,679 413 51

2015 7,810 7749

2014 4,127 4,032

2013 7930 Test

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6. 3. Performance (Academic)

Table 4: Showing performance in 2023

Grade Male Female Total Cumulative Percentage
A i 6 17 17 2 0.04
Ar 513 258 771 788 179
BY 1,792 1.040 2,832 3,620 820
B 2,883 1,815 4,698 8,318 18.85
Be 3481 2.133 5,614 13,932" 3157.
Ce 3,960 2,204 6,164 20,096 45.54
c 3,993 2,351 6344 26,440 5991
(3 3,788 2,132 5,920 32,360 7333
Dr 3,056 1,787 4,843 37,203 8430
D 2,353 1,313 3,666 40,869 92.61
D= 1,624 914 25387 43,407. 19836
E 443 281 724 44,131 100
Totals 27,897] 16,2340) 744131 IEA

Note: At minimum pass of CPlain, only 26,440 (16,633 males, 9,807 females) candidates, qualify for progression to
universities and 17,691 (11, 264 males, 6,427 females) could not make it, unfortunately.

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7. Table 5: Showing performance over the

last eleven years,

Jar No. Fully Sat No. Passed Pass rate (%)

CURES 26,440 599
2022 35,511 33,848 95.3
2021 30,326 27,975 922
2020 33,255 32,385 974
2019 26,087 24,118 925
2018 22,205 17,110 771
2017 13,359 9,545 714
2016 7,679 5,782 753
2015 7,719 6010 779
2014 4,032 2,041 50.6
2013 1851 1.198 SAT

Note: In 2023,
malpractices.

4. Performance by Gender

‘Table 6: Showing performance by gender

We have registyered a decline from 95.3% (2022) to 59.9%. This can be attributed to controlled exams

Gender No. Registered No. Fully Sat No. Passed

Male 7 128,878 27.897205 ERE

Female 16,555 16,234 =
Totals 745,433 RAT PTE 2 A AO]

Note: Female candidates performed slightly better than male candidates, by 604% compared to 59.6% of male.

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8. 5 Performances by Subjects

Table 7: Showing performance in the different Subjects,

Subject Number Sat Atleast € Percentage
Computer Science 859 857. 398 17
Agriculture 19,828 17,314 873
French Language 30 26 EST
Arabic Language 326 269 825
Literature in English 7,193 6245 80107
Biology I 24,872 17,115 688
English 44,297 30,086 679
IRE 366 240 65.6
Fine Arts 1283 828 645
(Additional Mathematics 3,870 2,418 625

Mathematics 44,31% PERTZ 568
(History 19,439 10,645 54.8
Physics 24896 13580 sas
(Chemistry 24,865 13,501 543
Kae 23,536 23569) BST
[Commerce 19,432 10,126 ES a
esp ISA E
[Citizenship 44,394 20,939 472
Ser AA SUIS ASNO cE
Principles of Accounts 8,809 3,035 345
Note: Among the worst performed general compulsory subjects in 2023 CSE examinations are:

1. Citizenship
2. CRE
3. Mathematics

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9. B. COMMERCIAL SECTION

1. Performance in Commercial Section

Table 9: Showing summary of performance in Commercial Section:

Gender No. Registered No. Sat No. Passed Percentage pass
Female ET EN 157. CODES TORTA
Male 49 48 20 417
Total" ol BUY ET PUTA 62) 5907

Note: In the commercial section, female candidates performed much better than the male candidates by737%

3. Subjects’ Performance in Commercial Section

Table 11: Showing performance of subjects (Commercial Section):

Subject

No, Sat

No. Passed (At least C)

“Economics and Trade

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10. C. TECHNICAL SECTION

1, Performance in Technical Section

Table 12: Showing performance for Technical Section

Gende E
T | No. Registered No. Sat No, Passed (Atleast | Percentage Pass
[5]

Male : u 111 90 811
Female 15 15 14 933

nel 126 126 104 825
3. Subjects’ Performance in Technical Section
Table 14: Showing performance of subjects (Technical Section):

Subject No.Sat | No. Passed Percentage

Workshop} 126 126 10037

Civil Engineering 44 44 100
‘Automobile 32 32 100
Carpentry 4 4 100
Mechanical Engineering 782 80 976
Building 40 39 975
Electricity, 50 AT.

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11. D. Irregularities registered

In 2023, 44,131 candidates were successfully graded, while

291 partially sat the examinations and hence have Incomplete results,
28 cases of cheating were registered, and thelr results were not graded,
8 other students failed to follow the registration criteria hence both cases were withheld.

31 cases of impersonation and their results were considered illegible.
19 cases of unidentified papers and were discarded,

25 unregistered candidates were illegally allowed by the states and schools’ authorities to sit for the exams hence their
papers were not marked.

E. Conclusion

‘These results indicate that the government (National Government, State/AA Governments, National Security and Police
Service) invested a lot in exams control mechanism as shown by the lowest performance of 59.9% pass rate since 2014.

The better performance of female candidates In 2023 CSE examinations could be attributed to the support from the
Development Partners to the Girls Education and the Advocacy made by the Hon. Minister Awut Deng Acuil.

‘The Ministry of General Education and Instruction should exert more efforts in the teaching and learning of the three
worst performed general compulsory subjects of Citizenship, CRE and Mathematics,

The two sections of commercial and Technical should exert more efforts in the teaching and learning of general
compulsory subjects and not to concentrate only on the specialized subjects.

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12. Thank you

SIMON NYOK DENG

SECRETARY GENERAL
THE NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

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