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0 pass rate teachers to be fired

A recent threat by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to dismiss teachers in Matabeleland South's Bulilima district for recording zero pass rates over the past five years has reignited concerns about the chronic neglect of Zim…

Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:04hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter

Pass rates improve in Zimsec June 'O' and 'A' level exams

The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has released the June 2025 Ordinary and Advanced Level examination results, showing an encouraging improvement in national pass rates compared to the previous year.Speaking during a press b…

Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 19:11hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter

Student gets car for 8As at O'level

A student who achieved eight As in his 2024 O-Level examinations has received a car as a reward for his exceptional academic performance, thanks to a unique initiative by Emmanuel Fellowship Church.Ochieson Mutero was presented with the ve…

Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 12:40hrs | 15622 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo achieves impressive pass rate in Grade 7 exams

Bulawayo Province has continued its strong performance in the 2024 Grade Seven examinations, with an impressive pass rate of 80.14%. This marks a notable improvement from last year's 79.60% pass rate. The 2024 results reflect the province'…

Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 09:19hrs | 2456 | by Staff reporter

School heads face chop over 0% pass rates

Members of Parliament want heads of schools recording zero percent pass rates to be demoted among other punitive measures that Government should impose.The legislators noted that some better resourced schools are performing dismally compar…

Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Form 1 girl passes Cambridge O Level exams

A Form One learner at Atlantic Academy in Harare, Shalom Zingwe, took the Cambridge O Level exams last year aged only 14 and scored three A grades in Computer Science, Accounting and Economics with Bs in Mathematics, Geography and Business…

Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 04:37hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Only 47,1% of would-be drivers pass road tests

AT least 47,1 percent of would-be drivers managed to pass competency tests last year, statistics from the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development show.According to the 2018-2022 Transport Statistics report, a total of 283 017…

Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

18 Binga schools record 0% passes

AT least 18 schools in Binga, Matabeleland North province, recorded a zero percent pass rate at Ordinary Level 2022 examinations, with teachers unions yesterday saying such results showed education inequality in the country and accused gov…

Published: 15 Feb 2023 at 05:02hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe student scores 10 As in A-Level exams

NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD Ruya Adventist High School learner Tadiwanashe Mavetera shattered academic records after attaining 10 As in the 2022 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Advanced Level exams.In achieving the remarkable feat, Mav…

Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 09:39hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

2021 O-Level pass rate improves

Last year's Ordinary Level results are now out with a subject pass rate of 26,34 percent that is marginally higher than the 24,77 percent recorded in 2020, the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic and curtailed schooling.Zimsec chairman Pro…

Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo teen scores 10As in Cambridge exams

A 17-year-old Bulawayo boy, Liyanda Lionel Ncube from Atlantic Academy, has scored all As in the Cambridge November 2021 Ordinary Level exams.Ncube is described by his teachers as an intelligent, hard-working and disciplined student who ha…

Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Stakeholders tackle poor pass rate in Matabeleland North

POOR pass rates in Matabeleland North schools took centre stage at an ongoing workshop where stakeholders are crafting a Provincial Economic Development Plan, amid concerns that the province's main challenge is human capital.A cross-sectio…

Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

How to pass O-Level History exams

History belongs to the Humanities in the updated curriculum and success in the subject at ''Ã'' Level alongside other subjects will lead one to a career in Law or the Social Sciences. Thus, it is incumbent upon the students to raise the b…

Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 09:24hrs | | by Freedom Mutanda

How I got 16 As. . . Genius' recipe for brilliance

I remember the doubt and insecurities I felt when our Head, Mr Gombera and Deputy Head, Mr. Gwenda asked me whether I could sit for 16 subjects.I asked myself whether I was making the right decision or just estimating the probability of my…

Published: 12 Mar 2017 at 08:50hrs | | by Nqobani Khoza, L6 Rusununguko High School

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