Only 27% of those who sat Tonga School Certificate passed Featured
14 January, 2019. The Ministry of Education and Training wishes to announce that the results of the Tonga School Certificate (TSC) 2019 is now officially released.
There were 30 schools (14 schools in Tongatapu and 16 from the outer-islands) that offered the TSC examinations, of which a total of 1970 candidates were registered.
This is a substantial decrease from a total of 2039 candidates in 2018.
The overall pass rate for TSC 2019 is 27%.
This is a drop from the rate of 33% in 2018.
A standard pass is English plus three BEST subjects at Achieved Grade.
The best performing school is Tonga High School with 86% pass rate. Tonga High School also had the most consistent improvement rate since 2016.
The most improved school from 2018 to 2019 was St. Joseph Community College with 31% pass rate, which is a 27% improvement from 2018.
The school with the most candidates enrolled in the TSC was Liahona High School with a total of 233 candidates.
The results will be released to the schools on 13th January 2020 and can be picked up from the respective schools on Tuesday 14 January 2020.
The results of the candidates are shown by Grades only.
For information relating to grades,the Ministry advise students to contact their school’s principal.
