For some years, there has been a belief that boys were good in some subjects while girls were thought to be good in others. Others thought that certain combinations were for girls while others were for boys. Is the case of Shimbi Secondary school form II national assesment results an exception ? Is it true that boys are good in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry (sciences subjets) and that girls are good in art subjects (History, English, Kiswahili...) ? See and judge for yourself CENTRE: S1708 - SHIMBI SECONDARY SCHOOL SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SUMMARY: SEX DIVISION I II III IV REFERRED F 23 7 17 21 1 M 6 8 7 29 3 TOT 29 15 24 50 4 Shimbi secondary school is a ward school in Rombo District, Kilimanjaro. It has been chosen haphazadly just to stimulate a debate and a reflection.