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Botswana Examinations Council (or BEC) are a provider of national qualifications, offering examinations and qualifications to schools of Botswana.


Qualifications

BEC provides Key Stage examinations for primary and secondary schools across Botswana. It offers
Primary School Leaving Examination The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) ( Malay: ''Peperiksaan Tamat Sekolah Rendah'', Simplified Chinese: 小学离校考试 x''iǎoxué lí xiào kǎoshì'') is a national examination in Singapore that is administered by the Ministry of E ...
(PSLE), Junior Certificate Examination (JCE) and Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE).


Primary programme

Botswana Examinations Council offers a primary programme of 7 years, providing curriculum support for affiliated primary schools.


Curriculum


Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE)


Junior Certificate Examination (JCE)


Grading

The pass grades for JCE are, from highest to lowest, A*, A, B, C, D, E and U. The maximum aggregate is 63. * Merit: the candidate obtains a numeric aggregate of 90. * A: the candidate obtains a numeric aggregate of 80 - 89. * B: the candidate obtains a numeric aggregate of 70 - 79 * C: the candidate obtains a numeric aggregate of 60 - 69. * D: the candidate obtains a numeric aggregate of 40 - 59. * E: the candidate obtains a numeric aggregate of 26 - 39. * U: the candidate obtains a numeric grade of less than 25.


Subjects offered


Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE)


Grading

The pass grades for BGCSE are, from highest to lowest, A*, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and U. The process to decide these grades involves the uniform mark scheme (UMS). Achieving less than 29% results in a U (unclassified). The maximum points a student can get is 48 points in six subjects. The table below shows the general grading system which is used when grading students in senior secondary which may be changed by BEC due to standardization.


Studying

The number of exams taken by students can vary. A typical route is to study eight+ subjects including core subjects. Five is usually the minimum number of credits required for university entrance, with some universities specifying the need for six subjects that are all C+. There is no limit set on the number of subjects one can study, and a number of students take 9 or more subjects.


Subjects offered

A wide variety of subjects are offered at O-level by the Botswana Examinations Council. This table shows the majority of subjects which are consistently available for study.


See also

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General Certificate of Education The General Certificate of Education (GCE) is a subject-specific family of academic qualifications used in awarding bodies in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Crown dependencies and a few Commonwealth countries. For some time, the Scottish ed ...
(GCE) *
GCE Ordinary Level The O-Level (Ordinary Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education. It was introduced in place of the School Certificate in 1951 as part of an educational reform alongside the more in-depth ...
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St. Joseph's College, Kgale St. Joseph's College is a government-aided Catholic school in Gaborone, Botswana. The school was founded in 1928 by the Catholic Church to form and inform Batswana children. A government-aided mission school, it is financed by the government o ...


References


External links

* {{official website, http://www.bec.co.bw Schools in Botswana Secondary school qualifications School qualifications