A-Level exam guide

Brenda Phiri Cool Lifestyle Writer
The last edition of Cool Lifestyle published the Zimsec exam timetable for O-Level students. End of year exams are indeed upon us and students should make use of the exam timetable issued by the local exam board.
This will help you avoid missing examinations or showing up for the wrong one. Such mistakes are costly and no student can afford to make them at this stage.

Today we publish the A-Level exam timetable.

Good luck.

Timetable for the ZGCE A-Level
2013 October/November Examinations
Morning period commences at 8.00am.
Afternoon period commences at 2.00pm.

General Instructions and Notes
This timetable should be displayed on the centre notice board.

1. Time Allowance for Question Papers: The time allowed for each paper is shown against the name of the paper and NO EXTRA TIME IS TO BE ALLOWED. Any time allocated for reading through questions, studying maps, etc, is included in the total time shown.

2. Centres please note that the timetabled examination dates (as appearing on this time-table) take precedence over all examination dates quoted elsewhere in any other documents from Zimsec, viz: — statements of entry, attendance registers, etc, unless otherwise advised officially by the Council in separate correspondence other than documents quoted above.

3.1 Papers included in the same session: Where a candidate is offering two papers of the same subject which are timetabled for the same examination session, a short break should be allowed between the two papers.
3.2 Timetable clashes: If a candidate is entered for two or more papers that are time-tabled for the same examination session both papers must be taken in the same session. A timetable deviation application must be submitted to Zimsec before the examination.
Please note that in all instances where a timetable deviation occurs, candidates starting an examination other than at the scheduled time must be kept isolated from candidates who have already taken the paper. For further information regarding timetable clashes, please contact Zimsec.

4. Indicates that an additional session may be held in the morning or afternoon of the same day.

5. Centres should make arrangements of taping the orals for 9163/1 and other Modern
Language orals during the month of October.
All tapes should be submitted to Zimsec not later than November 1.

6. The attention of all candidates must be called to the DIRECTION TO CANDIDATES AND CAUTION PRINTED ON THE BACK PAGE OF THE TIMETABLE. Candidates are not permitted to have a copy of the timetable while in the examination room.

ZGCE Advanced Level October/November 2013
Monday, 28 October
9198/1 Business Studies 1: 3hrs
9196/1 Geometrical and Mechanical/
Building Drawing 1: 3hrs
9153/1 Literature in English 1: 3hrs
9189/1 Chemistry 1: 2hrs
Tuesday, 29 October
9164/1 Mathematics 1: 3hrs 8007/1 English Language and Communication
Skills 1: 1hr 30mins
Wednesday, 30 October
9188/1 Physics 1: 1hr
9188/2 Physics 2: 1hr 15mins
Candidates may be allowed a short break between the two Physics papers.
9155/1 History 1: 3hrs
9153/2 Literature in English 2: 3hrs
9158/1 Economics 1: 1hr 30mins
9158/2 Economics 2: 1hr 15mins
Candidates may be allowed a short break
between the two Economics papers.
Thursday, 31 October
9196/2 Geometrical and Mechanical/
Building Drawing 2: 3hrs 10mins
9196/3 Geometrical and Mechanical/
Building Drawing 3: 3hrs 10mins
9189/2 Chemistry 2: 1hr 15mins
9189/3 Chemistry 3: 1hr
Candidates may be allowed a short break between the two Chemistry papers.
9198/2 Business Studies 2: 3hrs
Friday, 1 November
9190/1 Biology 1: 1hr
9145/1 Shona 1: 2hrs 30mins
9147/1 Ndebele 1: 2hrs 30mins
9163/2,22 French 2,22: 1hr 30mins
9188/3 Physics 3: 50mins
Monday, 4 November
8007/2 English Language and
Communication Skills 2: 2hrs
9155/2 History 2: 3hrs
9197/1 Accounting 1: 1hr 15mins
Tuesday, 5 November
9163/3 French 3: 2hrs 30mins
9159/3 Agriculture 3 Practical:
2hrs 30mins
9153/3 Literature in English 3: 3hrs
9188/5 Physics 5: 1hr 15mins
Wednesday, 6 November
9164/2 Mathematics 2: 3hrs
9164/3 Mathematics 3: 3hrs
9164/4 Mathematics 4: 3hrs
9145/2 Shona 2: 2hrs 30mins
9147/2 Ndebele 2: 2hrs 30mins
9194/1 Food Science 1: 1hr
9195/1 Computing 1: 3hrs
Thursday, 7 November
9155/3 History 3: 3hrs
9190/4 Biology 4 Practical: 2hrs 30mins
9159/1 Agriculture 1: 2hrs 30mins
9163/4 French 4: 2hrs 30mins
Friday, 8 November
9158/3 Economics 3: 3hrs 9157/1 Sociology 1: 3hrs
9194/2 Food Science 2: 3hrs

ZGCE Advanced Level October/November 2013
Monday, 11 November
9197/2 Accounting 2: 1hr 30mins 9190/2 Biology 2: 2hrs 30mins
Tuesday, 12 November
9155/4 History 4: 3hrs
9190/3 Biology 3: 1hr 30mins
9154/1 Divinity 1: 3hrs
9189/4 Chemistry 4: 1hr 15mins
Wednesday, 13 November
9187/1 Further Mathematics 1: 3hrs
9194/3 Food Science 3 Practical:
2hrs 30mins
9156/1 Geography 1: 3hrs
Thursday, 14 November
9189/5 Chemistry 5 Practical: 1hr 20mins
9153/4 Literature in English 4: 3hrs
9197/3 Accounting 3: 2hrs 30mins
Friday, 15 November
9155/5 History 5: 3hrs
9189/6 Chemistry 6 Practical: 1hr 10mins
9195/2 Computing 2: 3hrs
9157/2 Sociology 2: 3hrs
Monday, 18 November
9159/2 Agriculture 2: 1hr
9163/5 French 5: 2hrs 30mins
9145/3 Shona 3: 2hrs 30mins
9147/3 Ndebele 3: 2hrs 30mins
Tuesday, 19 November
9153/5 Literature in English 5: 3hrs
9188/4 Physics 4 Practical: 2hrs 30mins
9154/2 Divinity 2: 3hrs
9154/3 Divinity 3: 3hrs
Wednesday, 20 November
9193/1 Textiles and Clothing Design 1:
3hrs
9187/2 Further Mathematics 2: 3hrs
9156/2 Geography 2: 3hrs