Dar es Salaam, Jan. 16 -- PASS rate in the form two national examinations has increased slightly by 1.57 per cent this year compared to last year's results.

Meanwhile, standard four pupils have performed excellently in all subjects, with the highest pass mark of 95.46 and lowest 70.85.

The National Examinations Council of Tanzania (NECTA) yesterday released the results of Form Two National Assessment (FTNA) and Standard Four National Assessment (SFNA), respectively.

According to NECTA's Executive Secretary Dr Charles Msonde, 550,979 out of 601,948 students who sat for form two national examinations have got skills and knowledge to enable them continue to Form Three, whereby 295,977 are girls (91.43 per cent) and 255,002 boys (91.82 per...