A total of 46,153 students—26,768 males and 19,385 females—registered for the examinations, with 36,950 candidates successfully meeting the requirements for certification.
“In terms of performance, out of all the candidates who attempted the exams in the academic, technical, and commercial sections, 36,950 candidates—21,606 males and 15,344 females—passed the exams with an overall pass rate of 80.7 per cent,” said Kuyok during the announcement of results in Juba.
“Male candidates performed slightly better than their female counterparts, with 81% of males passing compared to 79.2% of females. This performance is consistent with last year’s results,” he added.
Kuyok revealed that the examinations were administered between December 1 and December 9, 2025. While 46,153 candidates (26,768 males and 19,385
females) registered, only 46,776 candidates (26,532 males and 19,244 females) actually sat for the examinations. A total of 377 candidates were reported absent. The examinations were administered nationwide in 521 secondary schools.
“Subject performance analysis in the academic section indicates that Christian Religious Education (CRE), agriculture, and biology were the most improved subjects, while general science, citizenship, and commerce were the least performed subjects,” he said.
Kuyok stated that the National Examination Council nullified the results of Nimule Model Secondary School for 87 candidates and awarded zero scores to 23 other candidates for the same cheating offence.
Maduet Mangong Maduet from Darling Wisdom Academy, Pentagon Campus, scored 88.9%. The second-highest scorer was Malual Aluong Riak, with 88.5% in Science from Darling Wisdom, Pentagon Campus. Joint third place went to Kenyi Lado Lawon with 88.3% in Science from Juba Integrated High School, Manyang Machot Lony with 88.3% in Science from Darling Wisdom, Pentagon Campus, and Marial Alier Garang with 88.3% in Science from Darling Wisdom, Pentagon Campus.
The top female candidate, Nyaduok Chol Dep, scored 88% in Science from Darling Wisdom, Pentagon Campus. Awur Madol Anyuat ranked second with 87.6% from Darling Wisdom, Pentagon Campus. Joint third place went to Arech Atem Deng with 87.3% in the Science section from Legacy Global Academy, and Tereza Ayen Maker with 87.3% in the Arts section from Darling Wisdom, Nana Campus.
Zakaria Matur Makuer, a member of the Specialized Committee on Education in the Transitional National Legislative Assembly, urged the Ministry of General Education and Instruction to address the declining quality of public education, citing poor academic performance as a significant concern for lawmakers.
Makuer described the low performance of public schools as alarming and called for immediate ministerial intervention.
“We want to draw your attention to our concern regarding the performance of public schools. Their performance is very low, which is not encouraging for us in parliament,” Makuer stated.
He added, “Overall, private schools have dominated the results. We need to act; we want our public schools to feature prominently. We approved funds for public schools, so public schools should perform very well.”Over 36,000 Students Pass South Sudan’s 2025 CSE Exams
