NECTA Standard Two School Based National Assessment Timetable 2026,
NECTA is a government institution established by Law in 1973 with the responsibility of administering national examinations in Tanzania. Before 1973, all national examinations were administered by the Curriculum and Examinations Section of the Ministry of Education after Mainland Tanzania had pulled out of the East African Examinations Council in 1971.
Having been established, NECTA took over this responsibility but Curriculum issues continued to be handled by the Ministry of Education and the University College, Dar es Salaam until another autonomous institution, the Institute of Curriculum Development (ICD) was established in 1975, which was renamed as the Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE) in 1993.
Between 1972 and 1976 the first employees of NECTA were recruited, among them being Mr. P. P. Gandye who was recruited in 1972 and later on appointed as the Executive Secretary in 1994.
Recruitment of other employees continued, particularly after NECTA’s offices were relocated from the Ministry of Education’s headquarters to the current location in Kijitonyama, close to Mwenge.
At the moment, the organization has more than 350 employees.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR HEAD TEACHERS
1. Ensure that you have the 2026 Assessment Schedule prepared by the Tanzania Examinations Council.
2. Ensure that all registered students are taking the Reading, Writing: Basic English Language Skills and Arithmetic Skills Assessment.
3. Ensure that each skill is taken on the date and time indicated on the Assessment Schedule.
4. If the School has registered more than 300 students and it is not possible to complete the Reading Assessment in one day, the school should continue with the Assessment on the next day which is 19.11.2026.
5. The administration of the Standard Two Assessment should be carried out in accordance with the Guidelines for the National Assessment of Reading, Writing and Numeracy Skills at the Standard Two School Level available on the website of the Tanzania Examinations Council www.necta.go.tz.
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