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By Emmanuel M. Garjiek
In November 2024, 7010 students, including 35,715 girls and 43.275 boys, sat for the Certificate of Education (CPS) exams at 551 centers across South Sudan. On December 2, 50,000 candidates took the Certificate of Secondary Education (CES) exams at 319 centers, despite logistical challenges due to widespread floods in some states.
While the legislation states that examination papers must be released one or two months after they are taken, the National examination Council (EC) has yet to begin marking the 2024-2025 primary and secondary leaving examination papers owing to budgetary difficulties.
Simon Nyok, Secretary General of the National Examination Council (NEC), clarifies that the law requires the council to disseminate test results at least one or two months After it’s written
The legislation is extremely explicit about when the council is obligated to reveal the test results. That is at least one to two months after the test is written, he said at a media briefing.
It has been almost two months since the council delivered the tests, and we regret to tell the public that we have not yet begun the marking process owing to financial restrictions. It’s sad that schools are opening next week.
The education official cautioned that there would be no Senior One classes until schools reopened across the country.
It would be quite bad if we did not have seniors once classes However, I can tell the public and parents that the government is dedicated to ensuring that the resources are available and that the examination results will be issued in due order.
Nyok reaffirmed his institution’s commitment to working closely with the National Ministry of Finance to ensure that resources are made available for the prompt dissemination of the 2004 findings.
It’s a very awkward situation that we are in as a country due to financial constraints But the government is committed, we are working very hard with the National Ministry of Finance to make sure that the resources needed are available had these examination results”
I do not know when we can get the resources we need, but I am afraid that it can be as soon as possible”
Last year, Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol advocated for including exam-making costs in the 2024-2025 fiscal year budget to prevent results delays. The education ministry took eight months to complete the marking of 2023-2024 SSCSE exams. Despite efforts to improve the education system, budget constraints continue to be a major challenge in ensuring timely national exam marking.
