Kanuni za kufaulu, kufanikiwa na kupandishwa daraja (tarfee') zinatofautiana kutoka hatua moja hadi nyingine. Katika hatua ya kwanza, ambapo masomo ya msingi yanapaswa kulenga kuimarishwa katika akili ya mtoto, mwanafunzi hahamii muhula unaofuata hadi afaulu masomo yote ya msingi katika hatua hii. Ikiwa mwanafunzi atashindwa mojawapo ya masomo ya msingi, lazima arudie masomo yote ya kozi hiyo. Kwa mfano, mtoto asiyeweza kusoma, anayeshindwa somo la Utamaduni wa Kiislamu, au asiyeweza kufanya mazoezi ya kuhesabu yaliyopangwa kwa muhula huo, hawezi kuhamia muhula unaofuata.

The rules of passing, success and promotion (tarfee’) differ from one stage to another. In the first stage where basic subjects must be focused in the child’s brain, the student does not progress to the next term until he passes all basic subjects in this stage. If the student fails one of the basic subjects, he must repeat all the course’s subjects. For instance, a child who cannot read, fails Islamic culture or cannot undertake the counting exercises adopted for the term cannot transfer to the next term.

Iwapo mwanafunzi atashindwa muhula wowote wa hatua ya kwanza, lazima arudie muhula huo katika muhula unaofuata mara moja, na hawezi kuchukua likizo isipokuwa baada ya kukamilisha mihula 3 mfululizo baada ya kushindwa kwake… na kadhalika hadi amalize hatua ya kwanza ya shule. Iwapo mwanafunzi atafikia umri wa miaka 10 bila kuhamia kwa mafanikio hatua ya pili (ya kati), wataalamu wa elimu huchunguza kesi yake ili kutoa ushauri kama ahamishwe kwenda hatua ya pili (ya kati) au kwenda shule maalum ya kuwafundisha wanafunzi wanaojifunza polepole.

Where the student fails any term of the first stage, he must repeat it in the immediate following term and he cannot take a holiday except after completing 3 consecutive terms after his failure…and so on until he completes the first school stage. If the student attains 10 years without successfully transferring to the second stage (middle), expert educators investigate his case in order to advise whether to transfer him to the second stage (middle) or to a special school for educating slow learners.

Mahali ambapo mwanafunzi anashindwa somo moja la msingi katika hatua hii, anapandishwa hadi muhula unaofuata pamoja na somo hilo, kiasi kwamba anafanya mtihani wake pamoja na mitihani ya masomo ya muhula unaofuata. Hii inampa mwanafunzi muda wa kutosha wa kusoma na kuelewa somo aliloshindwa. Shule pia inapata muda wa kutosha kutoa kozi za ziada ili kuwaimarisha wanafunzi katika somo waliloshindwa.

Where the student fails one of the basic subjects in this stage, he is promoted to the next term together with the subject such that he sits its exam together with the exams of the next terms’ subjects giving the student enough time to study and understand the subject he failed. The school also gets enough time to offer additional courses to strengthen the students in the subject they failed.

Mwanafunzi anashindwa kozi endapo atashindwa masomo mawili ya msingi ya muhula, au endapo atajikusanyia kushindwa mawili katika masomo ya msingi, yaani mwanafunzi hapandishwi daraja iwapo atajikusanyia mitihani miwili ya nyongeza katika muhula wowote. Mwanafunzi huendelea baada ya kurudia muhula na kufaulu masomo yote ya ziada pamoja na kufaulu masomo aliyoyabeba kutoka muhula uliopita.

The student fails the course if he fails two basic subjects of the term or if he accumulates two failures in basic subjects, i.e. the student is not promoted if he accumulates two supplementary exams in any of the terms. The student progresses after repeating the term and passing all additional subjects together with passing the subjects he carried forward from previous terms.

Mwanafunzi atakapofeli muhula wa hatua ya pili ya shule, lazima arudie muhula huo katika kozi inayofuata mara moja, na hana haki ya likizo hadi baada ya kusoma mihula mitatu mfululizo baada ya kufeli kwake… na kadhalika hadi amalize hatua ya pili. Mwanafunzi atakapofikisha umri wa miaka 15 bila kufanikiwa kuendelea hadi hatua ya tatu (ya sekondari), walimu wenye utaalamu huchunguza kesi yake ili kutoa ushauri kama apandishwe hadi hatua ya tatu (ya sekondari) au ahamishiwe katika vyuo vya ufundi (hirafiyya).

Where the student fails a term of the second school stage, he must repeat it in the next course immediately, and he is not entitled to a holiday until after studying three consecutive terms after his failure…and so on until he completes the second stage. Once the student attains 15 years without successfully progressing to the third stage (secondary), expert teachers investigate his case to advise whether to promote him to the third stage (secondary) or to vocational (hirafiyya) institutes.

Ikiwa mwanafunzi atashindwa mojawapo ya masomo ya msingi, anaendelea na muhula unaofuata pamoja na somo hilo, kwa namna ambayo atafanya mtihani wake pamoja na mitihani ya masomo ya muhula unaofuata.

If the student fails one of the basic subjects, he progresses to the next term together with the subject such that he sits its exam together with exams of the next terms’ subjects.

Mwanafunzi anashindwa ikiwa atashindwa masomo mawili kati ya masomo ya muhula, au ikiwa atakusanya masomo mawili ya msingi, yaani, hataendelea kwenye kozi inayofuata ikiwa atakusanya mitihani miwili ya ziada katika kozi yoyote moja. Mwanafunzi huendelea baada ya kurudia muhula na kufaulu masomo yote ya ziada pamoja na kufaulu masomo aliyobebea kutoka muhula uliopita.

The student fails if he fails two of the term’s subjects or if he accumulates two of the basic subjects i.e. he does not progress to the next course if he accumulates two supplementary exams in any one course. The student progresses after repeating the term and passing all additional subjects together with passing the subjects he carried forward from previous terms.

Katika hali ambayo mwanafunzi atashindwa mojawapo ya mihula ya hatua ya tatu ya shule, lazima arudie muhula huo katika muhula unaofuata mara moja, na hana haki ya kupewa likizo hadi baada ya kusoma mihula 3 mfululizo baada ya kushindwa kwake… na kadhalika hadi amalize hatua ya tatu (sekondari). Ikiwa mwanafunzi atafikisha umri wa miaka 20 bila kumaliza hatua ya tatu, yaani bila kukamilisha mihula 36 ya shule, hataruhusiwa kuendelea kubaki shuleni. Akitaka, anaweza kufanya mtihani wa jumla wa hatua za shule akiwa nje ya shule, au kujiunga na taasisi zisizohitaji mafanikio katika mtihani wa jumla.

In the situation where the student fails one of the terms of the third school stage he must repeat it in the next term immediately, and he is not entitled to a holiday until after studying 3 consecutive terms after his failure…and so on until he completes the third stage (secondary). If the student attains 20 years of age without completing the third stage i.e. without completing the 36th school terms, he is not allowed to remain in school. If he wishes, he may sit the general examination for the school stages externally, or join institutes that do not require success in the general exam.