DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 22 -- OVER 1.5 million pupils across mainland Tanzania are sitting for the Standard Four National Assessment (SFNA) today, marking the first examination to be administered under the revised 2014 Education and Training Policy (23rd edition) and the newly improved curriculum.

The National Examinations Council of Tanzania (NECTA) Executive Secretary, Professor Said Ally Mohamed told reporters in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday that a total of 1,582,140 pupils are participating in the SFNA, with approximately 48.31 per cent being boys and 51.69 per cent being girls.

He said among the 5,750 pupils with special needs participating in the SFNA, 1,164 have low vision, 111 have vision impairment, 1,161 have hearing impairment, 1,673...