Bible Knowledge is an optional subject taught according to the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (Tanzania) syllabus for all secondary schools, Form 1 to Form 4. The syllabus was prepared together with the Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) and the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC). It counts towards the Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE).
Each year, different parts of the Bible are studied.
- Form 1: Genesis.
- Form 2: Exodus, Numbers, Joshua, Judges.
- Form 3: the Gospel of Matthew OR the Gospel of Luke (our BK books cover Matthew.)
- Form 4: the Acts of the Apostles.
There are two national exams.
- At the end of Form 2, covering topics taught during Form 1 and Form 2.
- At the end of Form 4, covering topics taught during Forms 1, 2, 3 and 4. This exam used to be in two parts: Bible Knowledge 1 covered the Old Testament, and Bible Knowledge 2 covered the New Testament. Since 2019, these two parts have been combined into a single paper.
Bible Knowledge is taught for 2 periods per week, usually in one double period per week, for 40 weeks per year (80 periods in total).
The BK syllabus itself is not available electronically (only in printed form). However, for more details click on the link below to download the official BK examination format which lists all the syllabus topics.
The BK examination format is from here (2.5 MB): https://www.necta.go.tz/exam_formarts/csee_format_2019_final_web.pdf .
Here are some downloads of past BK exam papers for Form 4. (BK 1 = Old Testament, BK 2 = New Testament)