National Examinations Council of Tanzania (NECTA; sw, Baraza la Mitihani la Tanzania) is an agency of the

Tanzanian government The politics of Tanzania takes place in a framework of a unitary presidential democratic republic, whereby the President of Tanzania is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the ...

, headquartered in

Dar Es Salaam Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s ...

, that proctors tests given nationally. It manages th
Standard Four National Assessment (SFNA)
Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE)
Form Two National Assessment (FTNA)Qualifying Test (QT)

Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) The Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) is an academic O Level examination that is done by form four students (Grade 10) across Tanzania to prepare them for their A level The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qual ...

, Advance Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ACSEE)
Grade A Teachers Certificate Exam (GATCE)Grade A Teachers Special Course Certificate Examination (GATSCCE)Diploma in Technical Examination (DTE)
an
Diploma in Secondary Education Examination (DSEE)

History

It was established on 21 November 1973. Prior to that time the

East African Examinations Council East African Examinations Council (EAEC) was a secondary-level testing agency of the East African Common Services Organisation (current East African Community). The East African Examinations Council Act, 1967 established it. Zanzibar withdrew from ...

(EAEC) served Mainland Tanzania and

Zanzibar Zanzibar (; ; ) is an insular semi-autonomous province which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islands ...

. The latter withdrew from the EAEC in 1970, and the Ministry of Education (MoE) Curriculum and Examinations Section briefly took over examination proctoring for Mainland Tanzania when it withdrew from the EAEC in 1971. The Tanzanian government began hiring employees for NECTA in 1971, and Parliamentary Act No. 21 of 1973 established NECTA.Results
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References

Website

National Examinations Council of Tanzania
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