O-Level pass rate goes up Some of the best 2016 Ordinary Level Zimsec performers — (from left) Nqobani Khoza of Rusununguko High who scored 16 As, Tadiwanashe Chikukwa of Nyanga High who managed 14 As, 2Bs and Takudzwa Caitano of Marist Brothers who got 16As and a B — pose for a photograph in Harare yesterday. —(Picture by Innocent Makawa)
Some of the best 2016 Ordinary Level Zimsec performers — (from left) Nqobani Khoza of Rusununguko High who scored 16 As, Tadiwanashe Chikukwa of Nyanga High who managed 14 As, 2Bs and Takudzwa Caitano of Marist Brothers who got 16As and a B — pose for a photograph in Harare yesterday. —(Picture by Innocent Makawa)

Some of the best 2016 Ordinary Level Zimsec performers — (from left) Nqobani Khoza of Rusununguko High who scored 16 As, Tadiwanashe Chikukwa of Nyanga High who managed 14 As, 2Bs and Takudzwa Caitano of Marist Brothers who got 16As and a B — pose for a photograph in Harare yesterday. —(Picture by Innocent Makawa)

Abigail Mawonde Herald Correspondent—
OVER 29 percent of pupils who sat for Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) November 2016 examinations passed. This represents a 2.10 percentage increase on the previous year’s results. At a function to officially release the results in Harare yesterday, Acting Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Sithembiso Nyoni said: “School candidates who wrote five or more subjects in 2016 were 155 492. 46 587 obtained Grade C or better in five or more subjects, yielding a 29.96 percent pass rate compared to 43 518 who obtained Grade C or better in five or more subjects (in 2015) yielding a 27.86 percent pass rate. The pass rates for school candidates show an upward trend in performance from 2012 to 2016.

“There was an increase of 2.10 percent from 2015 to 2016, resulting in 2016 candidates performing better than the 2015 cohort.”

Minister Nyoni said the results showed a notable improvement in pass rates for learning areas like Integrated Science, Chemistry, Human and Social Biology, Geography and other Arts learning areas like Sociology, History and Tonga.

“These improvements are in line with the ministry’s thrust in the teaching of Science, Technology, Arts, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM),” she said. Male candidates outperformed their female counterparts, unlike in Advanced Level where girls performed better than boys.

“The difference in performance was significant across the learning areas,” she said.

“The results we are celebrating today are quite unique in that we have a number of candidates who sat for 15, 16 and 17 subjects and obtained straight ‘As’. For this reason, it is worth celebrating.

“As we celebrate we acknowledge the dedicated service of our teachers and ministry staff who worked tirelessly to improve the results. It is important for the nation and our stakeholders to realise that these results are a product of quality assessment and monitoring by Zimsec to ensure security of examination papers. For this reason, allow me to commend Zimsec for a job well done.“

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