James Kon
A total of 97.88 per cent candidates obtained at least two ‘A’ Level in the Brunei-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (BC-GCE) ‘A’ Level examination in 2021, an increase of 8.83 per cent from 2020’s result.
Overall, 90.81 per cent of candidates have achieved at least three ‘A’ Level in 2021, an improvement of 15.5 per cent from 2020’s 75.31 per cent.
Meanwhile, 56.48 candidates obtained five ‘O’ Level and above for the BC GCE ‘O’ Level and the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) in 2021, as compared to 45.28 per cent in 2020, while 75.92 per cent of students achieved grade A to C in Primary School Assessment (PSR) for 2021.
This was said by Acting Director of Schools Dr Sheikh Lukman bin Sheikh Abdul Hamid during the 2021 Outstanding Achiever’s Awards presentation ceremony at Bridex Hall yesterday.
The achievement, he said, “is closely related to the Ministry of Education’s (MoE) strategic plan 2018-2022. The systematic implementation of the plan will help achieve MoE’s mission: to Deliver Holistic Education and Achieve Fullest Potential – and vision: Quality Education and Dynamic Nation.”
Dr Sheikh Lukman, the Co-chair of the ceremony, said, “The Department of Schools appreciates the united efforts, commitment and hard work among school leaders and teachers in taking care of all students during the challenging time.”
He recalled that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students were not allowed to attend exams. Instead, the department implemented new school assessments for national and international examinations.
“The department also conducted school readiness observation on School Assessed Grade (SAG) in secondary schools, colleges and sixth form centres and on School Assessed Marks (SAM) in government primary schools level nationwide for data evidence, while intensifying efforts to address the issues faced by the institutions.
“The Department of Schools has prepared, shared and forwarded proposal for the type of assessment to replace PSR 2021, Students Progress Assessment (SPA) for Year 8 and also final year examination for Year 1 to 5 and Year 7, 9 and 10.
“In implementing the School Based Assessment (SBA), the department also continuously monitors its progress especially on those that were carried out before the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak. Alhamdulillah, thanks to the cooperation from all parties, the assessment was successfully implemented.”