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Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) November 2018 Ordinary Level results are out with a 32,83 percent pass rate being recorded, up from the 28,70 percent recorded the previous year.

Zimsec yesterday said candidates who sat for the examinations will be able to collect results from their respective schools or centres starting from today.

The examining body said for the first time, results will be accessible to candidates and authorised personnel online and this will be done through the Zimsec website: www.zimsec.co.zw <http://www.zimsec.co.zw>.

Announcing the release of the results in Harare yesterday, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Professor Paul Mavima said the pass rate stands at 32,83 percent, up from 28,70 percent recorded in 2017.

“We’re doing this against the backdrop of the implementation of our new curriculum and we’re now proudly announcing the results for the first examination class being examined on the new curriculum.

“The 2018 O-Level candidates are worth celebrating, cognisant of the fact that they’re the candidates who are setting the bar for the next group of candidates who will sit for the examination based on the new competence based curriculum,” said Prof Mavima.

“The difference in performance is quite significant. The total number of candidates who sat for the November 2018 O-Level examinations was 239 441. This is 29,98 percent less than the candidates who entered for the 2017 November examinations which was 332 473.

“The rise in the 2017 entry was as a result of a rush by candidates to write the last O-Level examination on the old curriculum.”

He said 162 541 candidates sat for five or more subjects and of these 50 664 obtained Grade C or better, yielding a 32,83 percent pass rate which was higher than the 28,70 percent recorded in 2017 when 162 915 candidates sat for five or more subjects.

The Minister commended teachers for their dedicated service of working tirelessly to teach and improve the results.

“It’s important for the nation and our stakeholders to realise that these results are a product of quality teaching and quality assessment by Zimsec.

“We’re grateful that all our schools are implementing the Ministry’s 2015 to 2022 new curriculum framework and a national syllabi for all learning areas. I want to register my appreciation that the teachers are gaining ownership of the curriculum, developing the requisite skills to interpret the various syllabuses,” said Prof Mavima.

He said the responsibility for the quality of educational provision in schools at the local level also rests with the head, teachers, parents, the private sector and the community.

The Ministry, Prof Mavima added, would provide continuous professional development and support, monitoring and evaluation and expects the maintenance of ethical conduct and adherence to good governance.

– @pamelashumba1

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