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Poor Grade 7 results are no basis for denying Form 1 places, says Court
In a landmark decision, High Court Judge Justice Fatima Maxwell has declared the refusal by Harare High School to enroll students for Form 1 based on their Grade 7 examination results as unlawful....Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 12:26hrs | 3183 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec grade 7 results are out
The Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) has announced the release of the 2023 Grade 7 examination results, with students able to access their results on the Zimsec online portal starting tod...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 15:51hrs | 14218 | by Staff reporter
Girls outshine boys in Grade 7 results
Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Grade Seven results released yesterday have a 45,5 pass rate, significantly up from 40,7 last year, with girls on average doing better than boys with a 49...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 05:39hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec grade 7 results are out
The ministry has announced that the heads of schools will be able to collect the results from the respective ZIMSEC Regional Offices from Monday, the 4th of December 2023.It has been informed ...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 15:55hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 results set for next Friday
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination (Zimsec) Grade Seven examination results will be released on Friday next week, Chronicle Online has learnt.In a press conference invitation letter sent t...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:44hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's form 1 fees shocker
ZIMBABWEANS should brace for a steep rise in school fees next year after schools released enrolment fees for Form 1 places ranging at up to US$1 500 at some private schools.This comes after th...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Teachers cry foul over withheld results
TEACHERS are crying foul after school authorities allegedly withheld Grade 7 results for their children to force them to settle school fees arrears despite Government having taken over the obligation....Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 results out
The grade seven results are out with a 40.09 percent pass rate. A decline from the previous year's pass rate which was 41.13 percent. The results will be accessible on the Zimbabwe Schools Exa...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 18:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Poor pass rates stalk Lupane schools
BUSANI Ncube's dream is to become a nurse.But across the field, his mother Anna Ncube (39) feels sorry for him."Seeing these boys is like looking at the shattered big dreams. I think o...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
No date for O and A-level results release, says Zimsec
LOWER Sixth pupils are now expected to start lessons in the second term after the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) failed to release O-level results in time.In the past years, Zim...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Back to school for Form Ones
THE opening of schools comes into full swing today when Form One classes join the rest of the learners, with teachers also expected to resume their normal duties.Schools opened for the First T...Published: 14 Feb 2022 at 05:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Schools opening today
The first term opens today for all classes except Form One and Lower Six, who will be opening separately soon.Learners said they were happy to be going back to school and hoped that they will ...Published: 07 Feb 2022 at 05:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Girls outshine boys in Grade 7 results
Grade Seven results are out and were opened for online viewing yesterday, with Form One selection being done next week and classes starting on Monday, February 14.This is just a week after alm...Published: 05 Feb 2022 at 19:43hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 results out
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council 2021 Grade Seven results have been released. Zimsec board chairperson Professor Eddie Mwenje said the results will be accessible at the portal starting...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 21:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 results ready for release
Grade 7 results from last year's examinations are ready except for finalisation of a few administrative processes but the new Form Ones are likely to start school later than other classes with the Pri...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZIMSEC says Grade 7 results not out
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) on Thursday denied reports that the 2021 Grade 7 results had been released.A WhatsApp message circulating on social media appeared to have foo...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 18:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Schools to remain closed except for exam pupils 'until further notice'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday declared that schools will remain indefinitely closed, just hours after the ministry of primary and secondary education published the school calendar which state...Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 13:59hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Form One first term opening deferred
GOVERNMENT has deferred the first term opening day for Form One classes as Grade 7 results have not been released.The learners, who are transitioning from primary school to secondary level, were e...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 07:25hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
No clear timelines for Grade 7 results release, says Zimsec
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) says it is unable to reveal the timelines and dates when Grade 7 examination results are expected to be released next year due to COVID-19 restriction...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers' unions blast govt over ‘command' workshops
TEACHERS' unions have accused the Primary and Secondary Education ministry of employing a "command" and "haphazard" approach in implementing the new examination model, starting with the ongoing worksh...Published: 20 May 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over teacher deployments
OPPOSITION legislator Anele Ndebele has blamed poor teacher deployments for the low pass rate registered by Matabeleland schools as government fails to provide a convincing answer over last year's dis...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cain Mathema addresses successive zero pass rate issue
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema has said the country needs to redefine the "zero pass rate" as it is not reflective of candidates' capabilities. The Minister made the rem...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:39hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Most Zimbabweans are not taught to be productive, but competitive
GRADE 7 results are out. A national pass rate of 37% was realised, down by 9% from the 46% recorded in 2019. An encouraging theme in line with aspirations of Sustainable Development Goals on gender eq...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:50hrs | 3 | by Sapien Sapien
'Lupane Grade 7 pupils can't read'
A HUGE number of Grade 7 pupils in Lupane, Matabeleland North province, have reading difficulties, a factor that might have largely contributed to the poor pass rate recorded in last year's examinatio...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Minister blames poor grade 7 results on sanctions, covid-19, etc.; all except real cause, Zanu PF
Zimbabwe's Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Cain Mathema, blamed sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Western countries, corona virus and striking teachers for this year's poor Grade 7 ex...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 16:39hrs | 7 | by Nomusa Garikai
Bulawayo tops Grade 7 results
BULAWAYO province produced the best results in the 2020 Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Grade Seven examinations with the country's pass rate having been adversely affected by Covid-19 p...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teacher unions demand plan for opening of schools
Teachers' unions under the Federation of Zimbabwe Education Unions (FOZEU) have called upon government to plan and engage them ahead of the opening of schools for this year.FOZEU demands sever...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Coltart speaks on poor pass rate
Former Primary and Secondary Education Minister David Coltart has said sanctions were in place during his tenure but educational outcomes improved, unlike the current Minister who blamed sanctions for...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 08:51hrs | 13 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Govt shifts blame over poor grade 7 results
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema yesterday blamed sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Western countries and lack of staff supervision by headmasters for the poor pass rate recorded i...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:53hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mathema on spotlight over grade 7 results
PARLIAMENT has ordered Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema to present a report explaining the drastic decline in the 2020 Grade Seven examination national pass rate by Tuesday....Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 results under scrutiny
A STUDY of Grade 7 results is underway to establish the challenges encountered by schools and pupils, which saw some learning institutions registering a zero percent pass rate, the Government has said...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 18:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Parly summons minister over grade 7 results
Parliament has summoned Primary and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema to explain the Grade 7 pass rate decline. The national pass rate is 37,11 percent, a drop of 9,79 percent from 2019's 46,9...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 05:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Learners fail to access results
WHILE some parents are already scrambling to secure Form 1 places, others in rural areas have not seen their children's results as they are failing to access them online due to the digital divide....Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 17:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tempers flare over poor Grade 7 results
TEMPERS flared this week over the poor 2020 Grade 7 results with teachers' unions and Presidential spokesperson George Charamba blaming each other for the below par performance.Charamba said b...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Confusion over Grade 7 results
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has distanced itself from a collation of Grade 7 results showing a staggering number of schools, especially in Matabeleland, recording zero passes....Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 results out
Zimbabwe School Examinations Council has released the 2020 Grade Seven results.Zimsec public relations manager Ms Nicky Dlamini has confirmed but said further details will be released lat...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 17:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Government releases 2021 schools calendar
SCHOOLS will once again open in a phased approach next year with only those in Form Four this year returning on 4 January to finish writing their remaining papers.Other pupils will only return...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Closing date for Form One pupils' online registration set
THE online application for Form One boarding school places is closing on December 21, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said. The Electronic Ministry Application Platform (EM...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 04:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZIMSEC releases Grade 7 results
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has announced that the October 2018 Grade 7 results are out can be collected from Tuesday.The national pass rate is 52.08 percent, up from 44.73 p...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 12:42hrs | 7 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Pupil fails Grade 7 exam, commits suicide
A Chegutu boy committed suicide by drinking poison soon after collecting his Grade 7 results. His mother had allegedly threatened to assault him if he failed his final primary school examination....Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 09:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reorter
Mat North Grade 7 results missing
A number of schools in Matabeleland North did not receive their Grade Seven results, it has been learnt.School heads who spoke to Sunday News said they have been stuck at the provincial educat...Published: 10 Dec 2017 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 results out
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) announced yesterday that the 2017 Grade Seven results are out.In a statement yesterday, Zimsec director Mr Esau Nhandara said the results have...Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Boarding places headache for Form 1s
More than 300 000 students seeking Form 1 boarding places for 2018 could be stranded after government announced that it can only accommodate 24 246 in the new year.National demand for boarding...Published: 14 Nov 2017 at 12:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Boarding schools open online applications
GOVERNMENT has opened online applications for 2018 Form One boarding school places with limited places on offer.Parents and guardians can start applying online today for their children intendi...Published: 13 Nov 2017 at 05:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Schools defy Dokora on entrance tests
A number of private schools are heading for confrontation with government after it emerged they are still charging fees for Form 1 entrance tests despite a standing ban imposed on the practice....Published: 27 Jun 2017 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Whizz kid goes to school
Bulawayo whizz kid whose dream of becoming a doctor almost came to a standstill after his former school could not give him the his grade 7 results slip as he owed $442 has finally geared up for new be...Published: 17 Jan 2017 at 12:45hrs | 1 | by Moyo Roy
Bulawayo boy achieves 4 units, denied Grade 7 results: Plea for Help!
BULAWAYO - ONE of the city's brightest pupils recently scored four units at the 2016 Grade Seven exams administered by the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council but sadly, the whizzkid cannot continue ...Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 12:15hrs | 3 | by Divine Dube
Gokomere Primary head Baye calls it a day after 41 years
It indeed was a great accomplishment, staying on top almost all his teaching life and leaving after smashing all academic records in the Province.Gokomere Central Primary School head, Bernar...Published: 18 Dec 2016 at 04:41hrs | 16 | by Staff Reporter
Schools cancel entrance tests
HIGH schools have started cancelling entrance tests for 2017 Form One pupils after Government warned them against the practice as Grade Seven public examination results must be used when enrolling....Published: 23 Aug 2016 at 07:15hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
Matabeleland North's top schools named
THE best schools in Matabeleland North Province are Dimpamiwa Primary in Nkayi District and John Tallach High School in Umguza District.They produced the best results in the November 2015 publ...Published: 05 Aug 2016 at 06:58hrs | 145 | by Whinsley Masara
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