/ 23 November 2000

WRONG SYLLABUS SEES PUPILS FAIL

FINAL year pupils at a leading Swaziland school failed their English literature exams this week because teachers taught them the wrong syllabus. Siphocosini High School in the capital Mbabane confirmed that pupils were unable to answer 66 percent of their final literature exam because the school used an outdated syllabus and prescribed incorrect setwork books. Siphocosini principal Mrs Ntjalintjali refused to give her full name or answer questions on the blunder. – African Eye News Service

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