MSCE Social and Life Skills case studies
MSCE Social and Life Skills · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Social and Life Skills is one of the subjects candidates may sit for the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE), the school-leaving qualification awarded after secondary school in Malawi and administered by the Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB). Unlike purely academic subjects, it is built around the practical knowledge, attitudes and skills young people need to manage their lives: understanding themselves, building healthy relationships, protecting their health, participating responsibly as citizens, and planning for work and further study. It suits candidates completing senior secondary schooling, and it is also useful for anyone who wants a recognised school-level grounding in life skills, health and civic education. The examination blends recall with reasoning. The MSCE Social and Life Skills case studies are 5 cases and about 4,309 words.
1Nineteenth out of Forty-Two
Chikondi is 16 and in Form 3 at a community day secondary school in Machinga. She was second in her class in Form 2 and won a district bursary that pays her fees.
874 words, about 4 min2The Cough, the Girlfriend and the Nine Kilometres
Mphatso is 17 and in Form 4 at a school near Nkhotakota, living with his grandmother. His girlfriend Thandiwe, 16, has told him that if he really loves her he will prove it.
886 words, about 4 min3The Letter That Gave No Reason
Chisomo is 15 and was in Form 2 at a rural secondary school in Dedza. She gave birth in December.
830 words, about 4 min4Twelve Bags a Month
Grace is 41 and lives in a village near Lake Chilwa with her four children and her mother. Since her husband died she has burned charcoal.
833 words, about 4 min5One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Kwacha
Yamikani is 19 and passed his MSCE with five credits but has no money for college. His sister gives him MK 120,000 as once-off capital.
886 words, about 4 min