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Harare Bureau
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) will today release the November 2016 Ordinary Level results.

Zimsec’s public relations manager Ms Nicky Dlamini confirmed the development yesterday. “We will be releasing the November 2016 Ordinary Level results tomorrow (today),” she said.

She said there was an overall increase in pass rate of 5.48 percent in 2015 as compared to the previous year.

The November 2015 pass rate was 27.76 percent for school candidates while private candidates scored 12.01 percent.

The pass rates were based on candidates who passed five or more subjects with a Grade C or better.

Zimsec director Mr Esau Nhandara last year announced that the examination board had, for the first time, downscaled pass rates by recognising Grade E as a pass.

He said candidates who obtained a Grade E would be given a certificate grade while those passing with Grade C or better would be considered to have passed the subject with a credit.