The State Education Minister in Western Equatoria on Thursday declared second mock exams in November for both Primary and Secondary Schools’ candidates.
Pia Philip Michael made the declaration after conducting an urgent meeting with all Primary and Secondary Schools head teachers from in Yambio County and on mock exams results, Anisa Radio reported.
The Minster blamed head teachers’ poor leadership and ignorance of teaching methodology.
Director-General Gibson Waru expressed disappointment on poor mock exams results.
He announced that out of 705 pupils who sat in Yambio County 533 failed with only 172 candidates passed.
Mr Waru announced that the best results came from Garacia Primary School with 38 candidates and all 38 passed followed by St Mary with 49 candidates who sat the mock exams and 42 of them passed.
The head teachers blamed pupils for not reading at home, irregular attendance of teachers and pupils and difficulties in mathematics and English subjects.
Exams Director Charles Ikpiro stated that the mock exams were set from class four to eight syllabuses to test candidates’ capacities.
Last week, Education Minister instructed Examinations Director not to register pupils who failed primary eight mock exams to sit for primary leaving certificate exams.