DAR ES SALAAM, May 4 -- A TOTAL of 133,655 registered candidates are sitting for the 2026 Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ACSEE), which begins today across Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar.

According to the National Examinations Council of Tanzania (NECTA), another 14,679 candidates have registered for Teacher Education Examinations under both revised and old curricula, also commencing today.

Speaking to journalists yesterday in Dar es Salaam, NECTA Executive Secretary, Professor Said Mohamed, said that among the 133,655 ACSEE candidates, 126,578 are school candidates while 7,077 are private candidates.

He noted that among school candidates, 64,187 are boys (50.71 per cent) and 62,391 are girls (49.29 per cent)....