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Abigail Mawonde, Harare Bureau
THE November 2016 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council Advanced Level results are out and the 41 549 candidates may collect them from Monday.
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Dr Lazarus Dokora made the announcement during the celebrations of the release of the results held at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare yesterday.
“The Advanced Level candidates are worth celebrating, cognisant of the fact that they are the few candidates creamed off after the Ordinary Level examinations, and the general expectation is that the results are high.
“We are doing this at the backdrop of the implementation of the second phase of our new curriculum, where we are introducing the new curriculum at the Early Childhood Development (A), Grade One, Grade Three, Form One, Form Three and Form Five entry levels,” he said.
The number of candidates who sat for the November 2016 A level examination was 41 549, compared to 41 653 candidates in November 2015.
In 2015, the number of candidates who obtained a grade E or better in one or more subjects was 38 873. This gives a percentage of 93.3 percent, while in 2016, the number of candidates who obtained grade E or better in one or more subjects was 38 924. This translates to a 93.7 percent pass rate.
A total of 33 139 school candidates wrote two or more subjects in 2016, which is an increase of 1.8 percent from the 32 550 who wrote in 2015. The 2016 school candidates registered 88.7 percent pass rate more than 87.6 percent recorded in 2015.
A total number of 7 337 private candidates wrote two or more subjects in 2016, a decrease of 7.8 percent from the 7 962 who wrote in 2015.
The pass rate for 2016 private candidates registered at 63.9 percent more than the 63.7 percent recorded in 2015.
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