Candidates registered for the Zimbabwe School Examinations
Council (ZIMSEC) June 2020 Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations will write
as scheduled, beginning tomorrow, despite calls by some unions to delay them
until adequate safety measures against Covid-19 are in place.
Announcing the development at a press conference in Harare
this afternoon, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Ambassador Cain
Mathema reiterated that all obligatory processes have been put in place to
ascertain “the safety of candidates and invigilators during the course of the
examinations”.
“To this end, thermometers, disinfectants, face masks, wash
facilities and hand sanitisers have been procured for all examination centres
to protect from Covid-19” he said.
“Examination centres have also been disinfected in line
with Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) guidelines.” The examinations
will run from tomorrow to July 22.
Minister Mathema expressed gratitude to the First Family,
the Inter-Ministerial Taskforce against Covid-19, headed by Vice President
Mohadi, the Ministry of Health and Child Care and other stakeholders for making
the June exams a reality through their “guidance and assistance” in readying
the centres in tandem with the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines.
The June 2020 examination period for Ordinary Level will
run from June 30 to July 20, while the Advanced Level session will begin on
June 30 and end on July 23. Herald
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