DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 10 -- MORE than 898,000 candidates are sitting for the Form Two National Assessment (FTNA) starting today across mainland Tanzania.

Of these, 2,267 students will take vocational subjects for the first time under the revised 2014 Education and Training Policy (2023 Edition), while 886,999 candidates will sit under the old curriculum.

NECTA Executive Secretary Prof Said Mohamed announced the development in Dar es Salaam recently while releasing the 2025 Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) results.

The candidates include 889,266 school candidates and 9,489 private candidates. Among school candidates, 396,383 are boys (44.57 per cent) and 492,883 are girls (55.43 per cent).

Prof Mohamed also said that 4,390 Form ...