Professor Berhanu Nega, Minister of Education (Photo: Ministry of Education)

Addis Abeba – The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced the results of the Grade 12 national examination, revealing that 5.4% of students attained the minimum passing score of 50%. Of the 684,405 students who sat for the exam, 36,409 met the required threshold and are now eligible to enroll in universities.

A student from Kallamino School in the Tigray Regional State has secured the highest score in the 2024 Grade 12 national exit examination, achieving 675 out of 700.

According to Professor Berhanu Nega, Minister of Education, who briefed the media today, this accomplishment has been recorded as the top score in the Grade 12 national exam.

Among the cities, Addis Abeba achieved the highest pass rate, with 10,690 students passing the exam, representing 21.4% of all candidates who sat for the exam.

According to Professor Berhanu, all regions, with the exception of Amhara, succeeded in surpassing the number of students who scored above the average compared to last year.

Professor Berhanu explained that the lower number of students passing the exam from the Amhara region was attributed to the fact that only half of the eligible students sat for the exam.

Last year, nearly 97% of students failed to attain the minimum passing score of 50%.

Of the 845,000 students who took the exam, only 27,267 (3.2%) achieved the required score, making them eligible for university admission.

In contrast, an impressive 66.96% of Grade 12 students in Tigray who sat for the school leaving exams last year successfully scored 50% or above. AS