By Lodu William Odiya
The Ministry of General Education and Instruction has officially released the 2025 Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) examination results, announcing an overall pass rate of 80.7 percent among candidates who sat for the national examinations.
In a statement that was released by the MoGEI on Tuesday, the ministry underscored that the South Sudan National Examinations Council had completed the analysis and processing of the examination results after months of marking and verification.
“I am delighted to announce that the South Sudan National Examinations Council has processed the analysis of the Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE), 2025 Examination results,” the statement partly read.
The examinations were conducted between December 1st and December 9th, 2025, in secondary schools across the country.
According to the examination council, a total of 46,153 candidates registered for the examinations, including 26,768 male candidates and 19,385 female candidates.
However, only 45,776 candidates eventually sat for the examinations, comprising 26,532 males and 19,244 females.
The council reported that 377 candidates were absent during the examinations, including 236 males and 141 females.
“The examinations were administered all over the country in 521 secondary schools,” it noted.
Performance statistics released by the council indicate that 36,950 candidates successfully passed the examinations in the academic, technical, and commercial sections.
Among those who passed were 21,606 males and 15,344 females, resulting in an overall national pass rate of 80.7 percent.
The results further revealed a slight performance gap between male and female candidates, with male candidates achieving a pass rate of 81 per cent and female candidates 79.2 per cent.
Despite the difference, education officials described the performance as encouraging and largely consistent with the results recorded in the previous academic year.
The examination council also highlighted notable improvements in several subjects within the academic section.
According to the analysis, Christian Religious Education (CRE), Agriculture, and Biology emerged as the most improved subjects compared to previous years.
General Science, Citizenship, and Commerce were the least performed subjects. In the technical and commercial sections, building, economics, and commerce were the most improved subjects, while mechanical engineering and financial accounting were the most challenging for most students.
In terms of irregularities, the Council stated that they had nullified or cancelled the results of one school, namely Nimule Model Secondary School, with 87 candidates in the Eastern Equatoria state, due to serious breaches of examination rules and regulations.
“It also awarded zero scores to 23 other candidates for the same cheating case,” the council stated.
Education stakeholders have welcomed the results, describing them as a positive sign of progress in the country’s education sector despite ongoing challenges facing schools, including limited learning resources, inadequate infrastructure, and teacher shortages in some areas.
The release of the results marks an important milestone for thousands of students seeking admission to higher institutions of learning and vocational training centers across South Sudan and beyond.
The Ministry of General Education and Instruction reiterated its commitment to improving the quality of education and strengthening examination management systems to ensure credible and transparent assessment of learners nationwide.
The detailed performance rankings of schools and top-performing candidates are expected to be released by the examination council in subsequent reports.