The Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC) has focused on increasing student learning outcomes byimproving the quality of education in the country. Aneffective student assessment system is an importantcomponent to improving education quality and learningoutcomes as it provides the necessary information to meetstakeholders’ decision-making needs. In order to gain abetter understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of itsexisting assessment system, DRC decided to benchmark thissystem using standardized tools developed under The WorldBank’s Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER)program. SABER is an evidence-based program to helpcountries systematically examine and strengthen theperformance of different aspects of their education systems.The key policy areas for this students assessment are asfollows: (i) Classroom Assessment; (ii) Examinations; (iii)National Large-Scale Assessment (NLSA); and (iv)International Large-Scale Assessment (ILSA).