NCE: 69.5% success rate

The pass rate for the National Certificate of Education (NCE) examinations for the Republic of Mauritius is 69.5%. This was revealed by the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate (MES) on Tuesday morning during a press briefing in Réduit.

This figure shows a decrease compared to last year, when 74.6% of students passed. Girls, as usual, outperformed boys with a pass rate of 73.5% while boys are at 65.3%.

Only 495 of 14 044 Candidates Earned 8 Credits

Out of the 14,044 students who sat for the National Certificate of Education (NCE) examinations this year, only 495 achieved excellence by obtaining 8 units (212 boys and 283 girls). These figures were revealed by the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate (MES) this Tuesday morning during a press conference in Réduit. The subjects in which the students excelled:

• Arts & Design: 95.5%
• French: 89.9%
• Kreol Morisien: 89.2%
• Technology Studies: 87.9%
• English: 84.1%