The recently published statistics by MATSEC for the May session of Maltese and Maths O-level exams have unveiled that approximately 24.8% of students received an ‘unclassified’ (U) grade. 

Among subjects with 699 students or more, Environmental Studies stood out with the highest percentage of U grades, where 32.5% of students received a U grade after excluding absentees, representing a significant increase from 21.5% in the previous year. 

Physics ranked as the second-worst performing subject, with a U grade rate of 28.9% among attending students. Furthermore, 24.8% of students who took the Mathematics and Maltese exams were awarded a U grade, with 877 students in Physics, 872 in Maltese, and 976 in Mathematics receiving this grade.

While the U grade rates increased in all major subjects except Biology and French compared to the previous May session in 2022, French exhibited the lowest percentage of U grades among the analyzed subjects, with only 5.8% (down from 12.8% in 2022). 

Conversely, Biology remained one of the subjects with poor performance, with 27.4% of students receiving a U grade (down from 28.3%).

The General Statistics Report from MATSEC revealed that Accounting had the highest absenteeism rate across both main sessions, increasing from 12.3% to 13.8% over the past year. However, absenteeism rates decreased in 7 out of the 13 subjects, including English Language, Environmental Studies, French, Italian, Maltese, Mathematics, and Religion.

According to the data, a total of 5,077 students participated in the May examination session to obtain their O-Levels. The statistics shed light on the performance and trends in these examinations, emphasizing the areas of concern and the need for targeted improvements to ensure better outcomes for students.

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