adminMorris Mtisi
THE race for the best whether O or A-level results in Zimbabwe reminds me of the English Premier League followed by every football lover in the world. But what have football lovers learnt about this league lately? There are no small teams anymore. The very best teams now know that. Yes, including your Jose Mourinho and Manchester United. . . and indeed Liverpool and Chelsea.
Pamushana High School in Masvingo has brought this same lesson to the fore in the Zimbabwean A-Level academic tournament or premier league.
For many years very few people knew anything about this little school in Masvingo. It was like the Leicester City and Swansea teams, traditional dark horses no one paid significant attention to. But they are the small axes felling big trees in the world’s most beautiful game in the English Premier League.
Pamushana High School went for the jugular in the 1015 A-Level results. Look at the results the school head, maverick Johnson Madhuku sent me by email.
Total candidature-129: 10 and above points-120: 13 and above-78: 15points and above-36: 20 points -2. The qualitative summary translates to the following: 15 points and above-36: 14 points and above-26: 13 points and above-16.
The man was walking on air when he called me to break the news of his school’s record results. He found no better words to describe his jubilation. “Panoshandiwa pano Mtisi-kwete zvokutamba!”
The following is St Faith’s qualitative summary of A -level results 2015 as published by Mr Mukoyi –school head:
25 points-2 students / 23 points-1 student / 20 points-5 students / 19 points-2 students / 15 points and above-28 students / 10 points and above- 92 out of 104 enrolment. Overall 100 percent.
I’m sure Moses Mukoyi of St Faith’s will wonder where Johnson Madhuku found or discovered his charm. He (Mukoyi) will not cry because his Manchester United or is it Chelsea, has been beaten all systems out by little Swansea. The best he can do is only sulk.
I know Moses anyway. He is a gentleman. So he will concede defeat like the gentleman that he is. Asi warohwa shamwari yangu-neshamwari yako.
I admire you all the same old friend. You remain a defeated hero.
Johnson Madhuku leads leaders. He is the president (small letter p) of NASH- the National Association of Secondary Heads. Moses Mukoyi is the Secretary General. Both men lead leaders at their schools and in the education sector. But if Moses Mukoyi aimed at the head, Johnson Madhuku aimed at the jugular. Well done both.
Pamushana! Makorokoto! Congratulations for beating the best! Next time beat your own selves. The Manica Post and especially this scribe wish you more power in the elbows of your enviable school. “Don’t’ try to fix students, fix ourselves first.
The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior,” said Marva Collins.
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