Tanzania, June 1 -- Dar es Salaam. A total of 246,197 students have been selected to join Form Five and technical colleges for the 2026 academic year, the government has announced.

The figure marks an increase from 214,141 students placed last year.

The selected students comprise 114,102 girls and 132,095 boys, including 631 students with special needs.

Announcing the placements in Dar es Salaam, on Monday, May 1, 2026, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (Regional Administration and Local Governments), Prof Riziki Shemdoe, said 172,114 students, equivalent to 69.9 percent of the total, had been selected to join Form Five studies in both boarding and day secondary schools.

Of these, 85,987 girls and 86,127 boys have b...