Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec

Zimbabwe School Council (Zimsec) Deliberately Lowers Pass Marks

Posted on December 24, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has been accused of lowing pass marks to allow low-scoring candidates to achieve distinction grades. Based on a Zimbabwe Independent report, grades have been reduced to as low as 30% for some subjects, contrary to the popular view that a grade C pass starts with a 50% mark. “An ‘A’ starts at 56% here. A mark in the forty-something range will give you a B and the…

18 (Zimsec) O’ Level Maths Paper 2 Cheats From Various Chitungwiza High Schools Convicted

Posted on November 6, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Eighteen cheating students from different high schools in Chitungwiza who illegally got this year’s Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Ordinary level Mathematics Paper 2 and took the answers to an examination room, have been convicted of unlawfully accessing examination material prior to writing. Some of the students accessed the paper by receiving a handwritten answer sheet from their private tutor identified as Mufaro Ngwalangwa. They started distributing it to other sitting candidates in the…