FORM 5 RESULTS RELEASED

Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) has released the 2015 Botswana General Certificate for Secondary Education (BGCSE) results. A total of 38 796 candidates wrote the 2015 examination showing an increase in candidature of 3.8% compared to 2014 cohort of 37 384. There were 16 483 (42.5%) male candidates and 22 313 (57.5%) female candidates sitting for the 2015 BGCSE Examination. There were 25 640 (66.1%) candidates from government and government-aided schools compared to 25 186 (66.4%) in 2014 and 13 156 (33.9%) private candidates compared to 12 198 (32.6%) in 2014. The private candidates category included 6 569 (16.9%) Back-to-School candidates, 3 591 (9.3%) individual private candidates and 2 996 (7.7%) candidates from private schools. Since the BGCSE is a subject-based qualification with no aggregation, the measure used to gauge the performance of candidates is the proportion of candidates who were awarded Grade C or better in 5 syllabi. This year 6 291 (24.5%) candidates from government and government-aided schools were awarded Grade C or better in 5 syllabi compared to 5 843 (23.2%) in 2014. This shows a noticeable increase of 1.3%

Symbols used in the Results

•U denotes that a candidate failed to meet minimum requirements for Grade G.

•X denotes that a candidate failed to meet the requirements for the award of a syllabus grade.

The distribution of the results will be done as follows:

1. Individual Candidates: Candidates will be able to access the results through the BEC Website as well as through SMS.

2. Distribution to centres: Centres will also be granted access to view and print the results reports through the Malepa application.

3. Distribution to Regional Offices The Regional and Sub-Regional Heads will also be able to access the results through Malepa. Candidates are informed that Statement of Results can be collected at designated locations across the country from 23rd February to 4th March, 2016 during working hours as follows:

1. All government and private school candidates should collect their Statements of Results from their respective schools as these will be printed by individual schools.

2. All individual private candidates should collect their Statements of Results from the following locations:

• BEC Headquarters: Private Candidates who sat for their examinations at the following centres:

BW860 - Gaborone Private Centre BW861 - Tsholofelo Private Centre BW866 - Tlokweng Private Centre BW898 - Babusi Private Centre BW927 - Gaborone West Private Centre • Gaborone BOCODOL

Regional office, Fairgrounds: Private Candidates who sat for their examinations at the following centres:

BW883 - Lesedi Private Centre BW892 - Naledi Private Centre BW862 - Lobatse Private Centre BW895 - Woodhall Private Centre •Maun BOCODOL Office, Disaneng:

Private Candidates who sat for their examinations at

BW915 Maun Private Centre 

• Kgalemang Motsete JSS

Private Candidates who sat for their examinations at BW864 Serowe Private Centre (Contact Person is Mr. Molatlhegi) •

Palapye JSS - Private Candidates who sat for their examinations at BW863 Palapye Private Centre (Contact Person is Mrs. Bajo)

• Parwe JSS - Private Candidates who sat for their examinations at BW889 Mahalapye Private Centre (Contact Person is Mrs. Tsie)

• Ditsweletse JSS - Private Candidates who for sat their examinations at BW916 BOCODOL Letlhakane (Contact Person is Mr. Nkebelele)

• Makhubu JSS - Private Candidates who sat their examinations at BW865 Selibe-Phikwe Private Centre (Contact Person is Mr. Letshola)

• BOCODOL Regional Office - Private Candidates who sat their examinations at BW913 BOCODOL Kang Centre

• Orapa Adult Centre - Private Candidates who sat their examinations at BW874 BOCODOL Orapa Adult Education Centre (Contact Person is Mr. Maphakwane)

For further enquiries please contact the BEC toll free number 0800 601 025.

Thank you.

Fingile Makgalemele: Corporate Communications Manager