Necta Results Scraper

This package provides a PHP script to scrape student results from the National Examinations Council of Tanzania (NECTA) website.

Requirements:

• PHP 7.0 or higher
• Composer

Installation

Install the package using Composer:

composer require alexleotz/necta-results-scraper

Usage

Use the static results method of the NectaResultScraper class, passing the student's index number as argument.

Example usage:

<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

use NectaResultScraper\NectaResultScraper;

// Retrieve O-Level (CSEE) results:
$result = NectaResultScraper::results('S1832/0036/2024'); // only csee candidate is supported

// Output the results as JSON:
echo json_encode($result);

Run the script from your terminal:

php index.php

Output

The script returns the student's results in JSON format:

{
  "gender": "M",
  "division": "II",
  "points": "19",
  "subjects": [
    "CIV",
    "HIST",
    "GEO",
    "KISW",
    "ENGL",
    "ENG",
    "PHY",
    "CHEM",
    "BIO",
    "MATH"
  ],
  "subjects_grades": {
    "CIV": "C",
    "HIST": "B",
    "GEO": "C",
    "KISW": "C",
    "ENGL": "C",
    "ENG": "C",
    "PHY": "D",
    "CHEM": "C",
    "BIO": "B",
    "MATH": "C"
  },
  "source": "https://matokeo.necta.go.tz/results/2024/csee/CSEE2024/CSEE2024/results/s1832.htm"
}

Index Number Format

The package supports index numbers in slash-separated (e.g., S1832/0036/2024) and dot-separated (e.g., S1832.0036.2024) formats. Input validation is handled internally.

Supported Years

This package supports result scraping for years from 2015 to the present.

Error Handling

• Result Not Found: If the student's results are not found, the script returns a JSON response with an error message and a 404 status code.
• Other Errors: For other errors, such as network issues or parsing errors, a JSON response with an error message is returned.

Composer Stability

If you encounter the "Could not find a version" error, ensure your composer.json file includes:

{
  "minimum-stability": "stable"
}

Then, run composer update again.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Fork the repository, create a feature branch, and submit a pull request. For personal support or inquiries, please contact 0748333586.

License

This package is released under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.