The education ministry is convictional that national examinations should be guided by schemes that deter, hinder and impede any disrepute that may tarnish its essence.
In a meeting held under the auspices of the National Education Board, the education department, examinations council and representatives from the Edna Aden, Amoud and Hargeisa universities converged to see to it that the management of examinations be streamlined in order to maintain a high quality of educational standard in the country..
The conference opened by the Chairman of the National Education Committee, Prof. Suleiman Ahmed Gulleed who explained that the meeting was focused on issues related to the certification exam in secondary schools for the academic year 2023/2024, and how to solve the challenges of cheating and other associated hiccups surrounding the examination system.
The chairman of the National Examinations office Mr. Daoud Ahmed Farah gave a detailed report at the meeting about the challenges faced in the high school certificate examination, especially in the 2023/2024 school year.
The report focused on how to solve the problems that arose during the examination, and the current stage of marking of the certificate examinations going on.
The minister of financial development Hon. Sa’ad Ali Shire suggested at the meeting that strict laws with stringent provisions should be issued to prevent students from causing problems in exams.
Members of the National Education Committee, such as Prof. Suleiman, Prof. Omar, Dr. Adna Adan and Mrs. Raaqiya emphasized, in consensus, the need to find a lasting solution to the issue of cheating and associated hiccups in the system of exams.
A number of important points drawn from the conference included:
- Quickly create comprehensive stringent rules and procedures encompassing all conducts regulating processes of national examinations.
- 2. That the National Examination Office should declare the official period of the examination in accordance with the National Education Act No. 77/2018 and the Examination procedure.
- 3. Prompt preparations of complete report on the examinations as conducted, with the National Examination office working in conjunction with the universities incorporated.
- It s worth noting that recently the national universities were co-opted to aid in the invigilation processes for the immediate past exams in an effort to streamline the services.
