Mambwe lives with his family in the Nsefu Chiefdom. He has an older sister and brother and three younger siblings. Both his parents are still alive and provide for the family by subsistence farming. No-one in his family has managed to go beyond basic primary education and on to attend junior secondary level education.
Mambwe attended Nsefu Primary School from grades 1 to 6 but spent his last year at Kapita Community School.At the end of 2018 he sat for his Certificate of Primary Education exams gaining a composite score of 752. Here are his results:
Mambwe Chulu | Grade 7 | |
Marks | Grade | |
English | 122 | 1 |
Social Studies | 129 | 1 |
Mathematics | 120 | 1 |
Intergrated Science | 115 | 1 |
Zambian Language | 135 | 1 |
Special Paper I | 121 | 1 |
Special paper II | 112 | 2 |
CTS | 133 | 1 |
Total Marks | 987 | |
Composite Score | 756 |
Mambwe has been offered a place at Mambwe Boarding Secondary School which is around 60 kilometres from his home. He will have to board at the school but he is looking forward to this experience.
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.