Sixteen year old Eletina has been attending Kapita Community School since she started school in grade 1. Last year she sat her Certificate of Primary Education exams, locally known as the Grade 7 exams, and gained an excellent composite score of 722. She has been offered a place at Katete Boarding School for Girls. This is a good girls’ school but is several hours travelling distance by bus from her home.Here is a breakdown of her exam results:
Grade 7 | ||
Eletina Banda | Marks | Grade |
English | 111 | 2 |
Social Studies | 116 | 1 |
Mathematics | 115 | 1 |
Intergrated Science | 114 | 2 |
Zambian Language | 135 | 1 |
Special Paper I | 119 | 1 |
Special paper II | 117 | 1 |
CTS | 120 | 1 |
Marks & av % | 947 | |
Aggregate (best 6 inc Eng) | 722 |
Eletina’s parents are both alive but as subsistence farmers will struggle to pay her school fees at secondary level as they already have other children already at school. In the past Eletina’s older brother has been sponsored through Project Luangwa; he completed school in 2016.Currently her older sister Mwila, is also being supported through the Project Luangwa sponsorship scheme but there are two more girls in secondary school and two at primary school, all being supported by their parents.
You can get an idea of which subjects the pupil likes or is good at by looking at his or her marks. English and mathematics are obvious but you might like an explanation of the other subjects. Social and Development Studies is all about geography, history and civics. Zambian Language is the study of one of the many languages used in Zambia; in this area it is Chinyanja. Creative and Technology Studies is a mix or practical subjects such as arts and crafts. The marks may also indicate the type person, especially when it comes to the Special Papers; Special Paper 1 is a simple and basic IQ test based on English and Maths logic and Special Paper 2 is a basic visual IQ test based on patterns.