In 2024, the mean Mathematics score in the Secondary Entrance Assessment is 50.7, as compared with 50.4 in 2023.
Additionally, the mean English Language Arts Writing score is 59 compared with 53.4 in 2023, and the mean English Language Arts score is 53.4 compared with 61.6 in 2023.
A total of 18,177 students wrote SEA this year of which 50.21% (9,127) were male and 49.79% (9,050) were female.
These mean scores in 2024, when compared to 2023 and 2022, show a generally encouraging trend with regard to student performance.
The performance of students in the SEA is also analyzed according to the percentage of students attaining three important thresholds, the percentage of students scoring above 50%, 30% and below and above 90%.
In 2024, the percentage of students scoring 50% and above on the SEA was 57.91% versus 58.06% in 2023 and 37.06% in 2022.
Additionally, in 2024 the percentage of students scoring 30% or below was 14.39% compared to 13.55% in 2023 and 27.81% in 2022.
The percentage of students scoring above 90% in 2024 is 1.42% versus 2.11% in 2023 and 0.47% in 2022.
The similarity of the students’ performance in 2023 and 2024 indicate steady and stable recovery from the effects of COVID-19.