The Primary School Leaving Examination
The Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE) are administered at the end of seven years of schooling. The introduction of basic education programme and the availability of places at junior secondary level ended the selection role of PSLE. Its role has changed to diagnosis of weaknesses in student achievement with a view to assist the teaching and learning processes at Junior Certificate.

Achievement of students in national examinations is reported using dimensions which indicate student performance in different cognitive levels across the syllabus content. This gives more information than the previous system of reporting in subject and overall grades. The subjects offered at this level are, English, Setswana, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies.

Notes
The Principal Education Officer (PEO) in the inspectoral area will collect all scripts and answer sheets on the last day of the examination. However, schools that are close to the PEOs' offices may work out a delivery plan with their PEOs.

Sealed packets of the question papers should first be circulated among ten candidates and then opened by the invigilator in the presence of candidates at the beginning of each examination session.

At the end of each examination, scripts and answer sheets should be sealed infront of the candidates.