I have been reading with great concern the reasoning behind the recent reintroduction of Form II examination. Basically, it aims to make a student repeat the year, get expelled or get tracked into vocational training, if he/she doesn’t earn the grade that qualifies him/her to join Form III. This, it is assumed, will make students study harder and perform better in the national Form II exam. However, many studies, including the one by Tanzania Media Women’s Association (Tamwa) have revealed that most schools had no teachers, laboratories, textbooks or feeding programme. Some didn’t have desks!
