EDUCATION Minister Douglas Syakalima has announced that out of 194,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 Grade 12 examinations, 136,357 have obtained school certificates, representing a pass rate of 70.26 per cent. Speaking during a press briefing, Tuesday, Syakalima said the pass rate showed an increase of 2.07 per cent compared to the 68.19 per cent recorded in the 2024 School Certificate examinations. “A total of 197,777 candidates registered for the 2025 School Certificate examination, showing an increase by 24,810 (14.35 per cent) on the 172,880 candidates who had registered for the same examination in 2024.
Of the 197,777 candidates, a total of 197,690 were from Zambian schools, while 87 were from St. Jeff College School in South Africa. Do you agree that child defilers should be castrated?
