The
2015 results of the General Certificate of Education (GCE) were last Friday, July 31 released . The GCE examinations' practical,
written and marking phases were conducted in serene atmosphere through the national
territory, even if there were allegations of examination fraud, which,
according to Sir Humphrey Ekema Monono, GCE Board Registrar, did not negatively
affect the integrity of the examinations.
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| Sir Ekema Monono:GCE Registrar |
The
EEC and the GCE board of directors (Council) hailed the GCE Registrar for the
brilliant manner in which the allegations of examination malpractices were
handled.
The
Registrar said the allegations were being investigated by the police, while
results of the centers implicated have been withheld for the time being pending
outcome of the probe.
“The
performances this year though not significantly modified could be read as following:
for Ordinary Level General 44.93 %; Ordinary level Technical 45 % up from 32%
last year. Advanced Level General scored 60.42% pass as against 63.98 % last year;
Technical Advanced Level examination scored 64.24% up from 55.7%. The exams
both in ordinary and advanced level have moved up a little, though they have
not yet by-passed the 50% mark. But the A-Levels are all above 60%,”Sir Ekema Monono
told the state radio
This
year there has been slight improvement in the results of candidates with
special needs.
According
to the GCE Board 92,767 candidates wrote the O-level exam this year, of which
41,681 passed giving 44.93%,up from 34.41% against last year. Some 17 schools
scored 100%.
At
the A-level, 48,058 candidates sat for the exam, 29,031 passed, giving 60.41 % down
from 63.98% for last year. Some 16 outstanding A-level candidates who had 5
papers each scored all 25 points.
Twelve
(12) institutions scored 100% at the A-level this year and the results of Our Lady
Mount Camel in Buea are the best with 65 candidates who wrote and passed.
For
the GCE Technical, 4039 candidates passed at the O-Level out of the 8,976 who wrote,
giving 45% up from 32.47% last year. Twelve institutions have 100% and SACC
Bafut stands out with all its 42 candidates passing.
Out
of the 28 outstanding candidates, 16 passed in 11 papers, with one of them
scoring 31 points the highest in the GCE ordinary Level Technical
For
the Advanced Level Technical 5,462 wrote and 3,509 passed scoring 64.24 %, up
from 55.1% last year. Six institutions have 100%.
Twenty
(27) candidates emerged with outstanding
results at the A-level Technical this year, with five papers each, all of them scored 25 points.
Traditionally
the results are disseminated through the candidates’ result slips which should be
picked-up where the candidates registered beginning last Monday. Results slips
are given to candidates free of charge.
The
results have also been broadcast by both the state-owned and private radio stations,
and some newspapers have published the results.
Results
could also be obtained by sms (Center number +Candidate number sent to 8006 to
any of the mobile telephone companies in Cameroon (MTN, Nextell and Orange)
Despite
measures taken by the GCE Board to enable results reach candidates as fast as possible
the results were still hawked along the streets. To refer the result of one candidate
from the hawkers cost 500Francs.
*Kain Blessing Tung is a University
of Buea Journalism Student.
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