Over 200,000 Students Selected to Join Form Five and Technical Colleges

DODOMA: A TOTAL of 149,818 students, equivalent to 69.96 per cent, have been selected to join Form Five studies in government secondary schools, while 64,323 others will join various technical and teacher training colleges. Speaking to reporters on Friday in Dodoma, the Minister of State in the President’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government …

DODOMA: A TOTAL of 149,818 students, equivalent to 69.96 per cent, have been selected to join Form Five studies in government secondary schools, while 64,323 others will join various technical and teacher training colleges.

Speaking to reporters on Friday in Dodoma, the Minister of State in the President’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG), Mr Mohamed Mchengerwa, said a total of 214,141 students including 97,517 girls and 116,624 boys qualified for selection into Form Five and Government Technical Education Colleges, including 1,028 students with special needs.

“Out of the selected Form Five students, 76,491 are girls and 73,327 are boys,” Mr Mchengerwa said

According to him, a total of 1,728 students, including 801 girls and 927 boys with top academic performance, have been selected to join eight elite Government secondary schools that admit high-performing students.

The Minister elaborated that 141,146 students including 72,337 girls and 68,809 boys have been placed in boarding schools, while 6,944 students (3,353 girls and 3,591 boys) have been assigned to day schools.

In addition, he said 2,875 students including 1,057 girls and 1,818 boys have been selected to pursue various technical programmes in four Government Technical Education Colleges, including Arusha Technical College (ATC), Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT), Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST), and the Water Development and Management Institute (WMDI).

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A total of 2,214 students including 1,099 girls and 1,115 boys have been selected to join health training institutions at diploma level, while 1,609 students (443 girls and 1,166 boys) will pursue diploma programmes in teacher education.

Moreover, 57,625 students including 18,427 girls and 39,198 boys have been selected to join various vocational and professional colleges across the country.

Mr Mchengerwa stated that the first term for Form Five students will begin on July 8, 2025, and the last reporting date is July 21, 2025.

However, students are expected to begin reporting as early as July 6, 2025.

“For students selected to join Technical Education Colleges, further joining instructions will be provided by the respective institutions,” he said.