Exams Design and Development

The Directorate comprises three sections namely: Primary Education Examinations, Secondary Education Examinations and Professional Examinations.

The functions of the Directorate are:-

To set and moderate Examinations items and marking schemes for all examinations and assessments administered by the Council
To develop and revise examinations formats in accordance with the Syllabuses developed by the Tanzania Institute of Education and authorized by the Ministry of Education
To monitor and update the Inventory of examiners
To supervise the marking of all examinations and assessments administered by the Council
To prepare various reports related to examinations/assessments including examiners reports on performance of students /candidates

Examination seasons

(a) November examinations season

Examinations held are:
Qualifying Test (QT)
Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE)

(b) May examinations season:

Examinations held are:

Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ACSEE).
Diploma in Education Examination (DEE)
Grade A Teachers Certificate Examination (GATCE)

The only examination held in this season is the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) and it is administered in the second week of September.

(d) Foreign Examinations:

NECTA acts as an agent for some Foreign Examining Boards from the United Kingdom.Most of these foreign examining boards have their examinations held in May/June and December/January every year.

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