IGCSE and DELF examinations 2014 - Overall pass rate remains above 90% |28 January 2015

A pass rate of higher than 90% was recorded in last year’s IGCSE and DELF examinations, the Ministry of Education has announced.
A total of 1,070 students in S5 presented for the IGCSE examination and 872 for DELF.

The total number of subject entries for IGCSE in 2014 was 2,551 (including S5 and S4). On average, the number of subject entries per student was similar to that of previous years.

For IGCSE, the overall pass rate last year was 93%. The pass rate recorded in English as a First Language was 100%, and 96% in English as a Second Language.Geography and History recorded pass rates of 94% and 99%, respectively. In the sciences – Biology, Chemistry and Physics – the pass rates recorded were, respectively, 96%, 99% and 97%.The pass rate was 90% in Mathematics, 93% in ICT, and 97% in and Art and Design.

As for DELF, the overall pass rate in 2014 was 95%, with A1 recording a pass rate of 95%, A2- 99%, B1 - 98%, and B2 - 62%. (*) In 2014, 97 students of the S4 cohort registered for DELF B1, and the pass rate recorded was 99%.

The percentages of students awarded Grade C or higher in the IGCSE subjects are as follows:  27% (Art and Design); 34% (Biology);  30% (Chemistry); 25% (Physics); 5% (Combined Science); 56% (English as a First Language); 21% (Geography); 43% (History); 29% (ICT): 27% (Mathematics).
36% (*English as a Second Language). (*) 79 students in S4 presented for examination, and the pass rate recorded was 100%.

While welcoming the overall pass rate of higher than 90% in both the IGCSE and DELF examinations, the Ministry of Education is keenly aware that much needs to be done to improve the grades achieved in all subjects, and particularly within the range of A* to C Grades.

This significant challenge is addressed in the Ministry of Education’s ‘Medium-Term Strategy 2013-17 and beyond’, which sets a wide range of specific targets aimed at raising the overall quality of student performance at all levels of the Seychelles education and training system. The implementation of the ministry’s strategy, and the realisation of these targets will require a committed and sustained contribution from everyone involved in the education system.
 It will also be crucial for students to take their studies more seriously, and for parents and teachers to encourage and support them in raising the overall quality of the grades achieved across all subjects.

The Ministry of Education has congratulated the students who have completed the 2014 IGCSE and DELF examinations, urging them to continue with their studies at the next level of the education and training system, and to wish them well in their future careers.

The ministry has also thanked the management of schools and all the teachers who have worked diligently to provide a quality education for all our students, and to acknowledge in a special way the encouragement and support provided by parents and other stakeholders.