
Tanzania's National Examinations Council (NECTA) has announced that the 2026 Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) will take place on September 9 and 10. According to NECTA Executive Secretary Prof. Said A. Mohamed, a total of 1,168,649 candidates from 20,019 schools will sit the exam, with girls making up 55 percent of candidates. He said 93 percent will take the exam in Kiswahili, while 7 percent will use English, and 4,867 candidates have special needs.
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