The Minister of Education, Gaspard Twagirayezu, has urged teachers to put more effort into improving students' performance in Mathematics, English, and Science. He made the call after the newly released national examinations results showed that students put up relatively poor performances in such subjects. Released on Tuesday, August 27, the results indicated that in the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), 28.06 percent of students failed Mathematics, while 9.35 percent struggled with English. ALSO READ: Math talent Tuyisenge emerges second top performer in national exams At the Ordinary Level, students found a hard time with science subjects for example, Physics where 39 percent of them failed. For Chemistry, 19.2 percent of the students did not pass, while 10.1 percent failed Biology. Twagirayezu admitted that there is a need to support teachers in science subjects by providing them with improved educational materials and more effective teaching content. He added that he is aware that some schools lack adequate science laboratories and other necessary equipment, but promised that the government is committed to increasing resources, including science kits, every year. ALSO READ: Education ministry releases 2024-2025 school calendar We conduct these assessments not only to evaluate students’ performance but also to identify areas where we can improve and build on our successes,” he said. When students finish exams, it's an opportunity for us leaders and teachers to look back and determine where we can put more efforts to improve outcomes, he added.
