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Why does Zimbabwe always record 70% O-Level failure rates?

This is the million-dollar question! Each year, Zimbabwe releases its O-Level results and the nation goes through a familiar ritual. To directly receive articles from Tendai Ruben Mbofana, please join his WhatsApp Channel on: htt…

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In the past weeks we looked at letter writing. We established that letters were section B of Zimsec English Paper One in the section for guided composition. This comes in the form of a compulsory question worth 20 marks. There are several …

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What happens to the 80% who failed O-level?

Ordinary ('O') level exam results are out, and the pass rate is a mere 20%. That means only 20% of the students who sat for the exam may proceed to the next academic level. What happens to the 80% that failed? And what happens to all the p…

Published: 25 Feb 2014 at 10:14hrs | | by Lesley Nyirenda

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Why does Zimbabwe always record 70% O-Level failure rates?

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