Juba Academy has emerged as the best school across the country in 2018/2019 South Sudan Secondary Schools certificate exams’ results.
It got a 100% pass rate, followed by St Thomas Secondary School both in Jubek State.
Eastern Lakes State was rated the best with 96.9% pass rate followed by Aweil East State with 96.6% while Amadi State was rated last with only 13.3% pass.
Schools in Maiwut and Latjor States did not sit for exams.
The best student is Michael Dut Arok Mabor from promise Land Secondary school with 96% in Jubek, followed by Puou Deng Mayiik with 95.1 from Darling Wisdom School in Jubek.
Biology was the best performed subject and physic was the worst performed subject.
The best female student is Kuei Garang Dut of Promise Land Secondary School in Jubek with 93% followed by Juan Charles Wani with 92.3% from Juba Diocese Model School also in Jubek.
Minister of General Education, Deng Deng Hoc attributes the performance to the diligence of school teachers who have undergone rigorous training.
The clarity of the new curriculum is among the major factors that contributed to the excellent performance by the candidates, he adds.
The ministers explains 23,452 students were registered for the exams, but 23,111 candidates sat school exams, 23% of students failed indicating 77.1% passed