The results were released on Friday, September 11, 2026.
NESA Director General Dr Bernard Bahati said 108,732 students registered for the examinations, including 55.05% girls and 44.95% boys.
Of the 108,406 students who sat for the examinations, 102,261 passed, representing an overall pass rate of 94.33%.
Education Minister Joseph Nsengimana said the results were a reflection of the collective efforts of students, teachers, parents and other stakeholders.
“We are glad that the results are good, because 94 per cent of the candidates passed,” he said.
The pass rate among boys stood at 95.94%, compared with 93.02% among girls.
Manzi Nshuti Kabanda Brave, who studied Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology (MCB) at Petit Séminaire Saint Aloys in Rusizi District, topped the Sciences combination with 98.40%, the highest weighted percentage recorded among General Education candidates.
Umwali Deborah, who studied History, Literature and Psychology (HLP) at Cornerstone Leadership Academy in Rwamagana, led the Arts and Humanities combination with 97.52%.
The exams, administered nationwide from July 15 to 22, 2026, covered three tracks: General Education (GE), Technical Secondary School (TSS), and Professional Education (PE).
General Education recorded the largest number of candidates, with 56,330 of 56,516 registered students sitting the exam and 53,050 passing, a 94.18% pass rate. Among learning areas, Humanities posted the strongest performance at 95.86%, ahead of Science at 93.87% and Languages at 93.61%.
In Technical Secondary School, 42,793 of 42,912 registered candidates sat the exam, with 40,459 passing for a 94.55% pass rate. Performance varied sharply by sector: Arts and Crafts recorded the highest pass rate at 99.45%, while ICT and Multimedia trailed at 89.24%, the lowest among all TSS sectors, followed by Hospitality and Tourism at 90.65%.
Professional Education posted a 94.28% pass rate, with 8,752 of 9,283 candidates passing. Within this category, the Teacher Training College (TTC) and Associate Nursing Program (ANP) options recorded pass rates above 99%, while Accounting (ACC) lagged at 88.59%.
The results also point to a broader improvement in candidate performance nationwide. The share of candidates scoring below 50% dropped to 5.63%, down from 10.91% the previous year, while those scoring 70% or above nearly reached half of all candidates, at 48.98%, up from 38.63%.
Candidates can access their individual results online at https://rne.sdms.gov.rw/. NESA said appeals on examination marks must be submitted within 30 days of the results’ publication, exclusively through the School Data Management System (SDMS) and only by head teachers on behalf of candidates.
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