FORMAT FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION (PSLE) 2024

FORMAT FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION (PSLE) 2024

This examination format booklet for Primary School Leaving Examination which will be, effective from 2024, has been prepared by the National Examinations Council of Tanzania in line with the Syllabus of the Primary
Education of 2015.

This revised format booklet has improved the number of sections from two (02) to three (03) for 03 Social Studies and Vocational Skills, 04 Mathematics, 05 Science and Technology and 06 Civic and Moral Education subjects hence there will be sections A, B and C instead of A and B as it was in the previous version.

Further, improvements have been made in the examination structure of all subjects which are 01 Kiswahili, 02 English Language, 03 Social Studies and Vocational Skills, 04 Mathematics, 05 Science and
Technology and 06 Civic and Moral Education. The improved structure of the Primary School Leaving Examinations will make the number of questions differ from one subject to another when compared with the previous version of which, all the subjects had 45 questions. In this revised version, 01 Kiswahili and 06 Civic and Moral Education subjects will have six (06) questions each.

On the other hand, 04 Mathematics and 05 Science and Technology subjects will have eight (08) questions each. As for 02 English Language and 03 Social Studies and Vocational Skills subjects, they will have seven
(07) questions each. In these examinations, the candidates will write their answers in the spaces provided in the question paper.

The examination formats have been prepared by following the five-paragraph structure, which are Introduction, General Objectives, General Competencies, the Structure of the Examination and the Competencies to be tested for every subject. In addition, the Table of Specifications has been placed at the end of the format for every subject and it shows the skills to be tested, number of items and the percentage weighting for every competency measured. Overall, this examination format provides guidelines to examination setters, moderators and teachers to set fair, valid and reliable examination items.

The Council insists that, all competencies in all the subjects should be taught at the primary school level by following the contents of respective subjects as stipulated in the syllabus. This examination format for the Primary School Leaving Examinations should not be used as a substitute for the required subject contents.

In this endeavour, the National Examinations Council recognises and appreciates the contributions of all the people who participated in improving this format booklet.

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