Zimsec examination fees for the November O-Level and A-Level examinations have been set with a 55 percent Government subsidy for those writing the examinations in public schools bringing the total cost down to $5 194 for seven O-Level subjects and $3 240 for three A-Level subjects.
The public schools include those run by local authorities
and the non-profit mission schools.
There are no Zimsec examinations in June because delays
caused by the Covid-19 prevention measures saw last November’s exams extend
into early this year and there was a late start to the first term this year.
This year’s full cost for O-Level will be $1 648 a subject
for candidates at private schools and colleges while those eligible for the
subsidy will pay $742 a subject, with a maximum of seven subjects covered by
the subsidy.
Anyone in the public system writing more subjects will pay
the full cost for the extra subjects.
A-Level exam fees at private schools and colleges are $2
400 a subject and $1 080 a subject in the public system, up to a maximum of
four subjects. There is an extra fee for those sitting communication skills:
$994 at public schools and $2 208 at private schools.
The closing date for payment and submission of entries for
the examinations is July 9 and late entries will close on July 30. The Zimbabwe
School Examinations Council announced the fees in a circular yesterday, .
The subsidy, with a budget of $1,7 billion, was put in
place to ease the pressure on parents whose incomes were affected by the
Covid-19 pandemic.
Although the pandemic negatively affected learning
processes, the pass rates for the 2020 public examinations remained within the
normal range.
This was attributable to the interventions by Government
which ensured that the learning and examination processes proceeded, albeit
under very unusual and difficult circumstances.
The Second Republic has been investing heavily in education
over the past three years resulting in vastly improved infrastructure and
better quality learning.
Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education communications
and advocacy director Mr Taungana Ndoro this week said supporting more pupils
would help foster national development.
“Government expects the youth in the country to play a
critical role towards attainment of an upper middle income economy by 2030 and
this will be achieved through supporting education system and policy
interventions aimed at creating an empowered youth, which is actively involved
in national development, he said.
Mr Ndoro said Government was doing its level best to
improve the quality education across the country, particularly in rural
schools. Herald
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