EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF LESOTHO

Additionally, ECoL is also a custodian of the Continuous Assessment (CASS) strategy recently introduced in Lesotho primary schools alongside the Integrated Curriculum, which, among others, formed part of the phasing out of the Primary School Leaving Examination... Furthermore, in collaboration with the National Curriculum Development Centre, ECoL conducts the National Assessment Survey at both Primary (Grades 4 and 6) and Secondary levels (Form B) . These surveys, which are conducted every two years, are aimed at monitoring the performance of the education system in the country as a whole... The Examinations Council of Lesotho has collaborations with international organizations. It has a long standing syndicate arrangement with the Examinations Council of Eswatini, is the member of the Southern African Association for Educational Assessment (SAAEA), the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) as well as the International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA)...

Also known as: ECoL

Primary location: Maseru Lesotho