Form Five Selection 2025 to 2026 is a much anticipated event for thousands of candidates looking their way to ace their new education journey in advanced secondary school as well as to various technical colleges in Tanzania.
It is the process that involve thorough allocation of candidate to form five education using their form four results 2024, where depending on the performance students are being recruited to purse specialized triplicate or set of three subjects aiming a particular education specialization.
Example; PCM (Physics + Chemistry + Mathematics) combination which will help the students to purse courses in the future like, Engineering Courses, Education and other science related programs.
In Tanzania the Swahili phrase “Waliochaguliwa Kidato cha Tano” is used as a synonym of the Form Five Selection.
So, it is critical for every candidate to be aware of his/her selection status so as to make the informed decision about choosing a particular career education.
In this page we have prepared for you a complete and clear details on the Form Five Selection 2025 (Selection Form Five 2025) including, Who, When, and Where and How to check you Form Five Selection status 2025, Form Five Selection Criteria, Limitation of Form Five Selection among others
In addition, we will also provide the Form Five Selection Summary including total number of students selected, Total Male and Female Candidate selected and their respective percentages on the release day. Let’s get stated!
Preliminary action to be done by candidate eyeing Form Five Selection 2025 to 2026
To ensure you are getting selection to join form five successful, the following actions are pivotal to be done correctly by the prospective candidate;
- Make initial choice of subject and school appropriate
- Updating the Selection Choice as soon as Form Results 2025/26 is released
- The process should be done on the Selform Information Management System (SIMS) online.
- Make sure your subject selection relates with your form four exam performance.
- Observing the eligibility criteria for Selection Form Five (To be discussed in this page).
Who is responsible for form five selection process?
The responsibility for processing and release lays on the Ministry of President Office, Regional Administration and Local Government commonly known as TAMISEMI as an acronym for the phrase, “Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za Mitaa”
They work together with the National Examination Council of Tanzania, NECTA to ensure the process is bias free and based only on pre-set Form Five Selection Criteria.
Therefore, Form Five Selection results or outcomes are reflected on websites of these organ, the links that will takes direct to these website will also be available here in this page once selection process has come to an end.
When will Form Five Selection 2025 be release by TAMISEMI?
As it takes three to four months for Form Five Selection Processes to end after form four results announcement, therefore it is expected that the selection results will be released on May or June 2025.
Currently NECTA is eyeing for official announcement of the Form Four Results 2024 this month January or February), which are a key ingredient for Selection Form Five 2025-2026.
Criteria considered in Form Five Selection or College Selection
To be eligible for form five selection 2025 you need to fulfil the following criteria;
- You MUST be a Tanzanian
- You MUST not be aged above 25 years old
- You MUST have passed with overall pass from DIVISION I, II and III in form four results 2024.
- You MUST have a minimum of grade “C” in two subjects a one grade “D” constituting a three set of subjects.
- You have complied with such addition requirement as TAMISEMI deem appropriate.
Form Five Selection Release Modalities, Coverage and Limitations.
Form Five Selection are being released as grouped per regions where candidate who wants to know his/her selection status can easily navigate to reach the portal for the selection results for his/her Form Four Examination. Below is a regional Form Five Selection 2024 portal
The selection for student school allocations is only confined to Public or Government Secondary school as well as the Government or public technical college training and NOT on Private sectors.
Students who wish to join private or non-governmental institution he/she is required initiate the process by;
- Surveying for which school/ college you want to join
- Contacting Head teacher or Principals for secondary schools and colleges respectively asking for a vacancy
- Collecting the Joining and going through the admission requirement for a given facility
- Filling form, participating written interviews where needed etc
How to Check Form Five Selection 2025 Online.
To check you form five selection status online whether on TAMISEMI or NECTA website you need to follow below simple guides;
- Go to the TAMISEMI Official website at tamisemi.go.tz
- Next is to find a form five selection link available on the news section at https://selform.tamisemi.go.tz/Content/selection-and-allocation/
- Now you are in! click the link phrased First Selection, 2025
- You will be taken a regional selection portal
- Choose the region where you Form Four Exam centre available
- Select the District Council as well
- Find the you school name in the list
- Final find you name in the selection list and look for the school you have been selected and subjects you are selected to purse.
Looks like the above steps are tedious? Try the following simple alternative below.
How to Check Form Five Selection 2025 Online by index Number?
To check Form Five Selection by you form four index number is simple alternative for the above steps, here is how can be done;
- Go to the TAMISEMI Official website at selform.tamisemi.go.tz/
- Next is to find a form five selection link available on the news section at https://selform.tamisemi.go.tz/Content/selection-and-allocation/
- Go the section requiring you to enter you index number
- Enter you Index Number in the recommended Format i.e “S0002.0001.2025”
- Enters addition details
- Finally click the “Search Button” on the right side.
- Check you selection status, School you have been selected plus the subject combination you have selected to purse!
Congratulation for being selected to join form five or technical college and all the best in your new education journey.
What you need to do if don’t find you name in the list?
As we have stated earlier, that selection form five is a competitive process, once you don’t see your name in the list kindly don’t become heartbroken you will still make by consideration the following alternative;
- Re-apply for Technical Colleges
- Apply for the Private secondary school that is convenient to you in terms of affordable school fees, geographical location etc.
- Trying coming back the TAMISEMI website or keep visiting this page for potential second form five selection
