THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has
extended the registration period for November 2020 Ordinary and Advanced Level
examinations to cater for pupils and schools that failed to do the process due
to different reasons because of the Covid-19-induced lockdown.
This is the second time that Zimsec has extended the
registration process after doing so in April. Zimsec says the examinations are going ahead with the
council having already completed the printing of Grade 7 examination material.
Marking of the June examination is starting this week with
results expected before the November examinations commence. No late
registration fees would be charged to candidates and centres.
The provision is in accordance with Government’s
announcement that all potential candidates will access the 2020 examinations.
In an interview yesterday, Zimsec board chairperson
Professor Eddie Mwenje said:
“The registration will start on the September 28 once they
open schools and then it will close of October 2. Just like we said the
rationale for this is that you know some of the students could not travel to
register during the lockdown period. And also, because schools were closed and
some people could not travel from here to there and also some could not get
their registration done using the electronic system.
“We have got an electronic payment and registration which
some people could have been failing to access depending on where they are. So,
we said once schools open on September 28, we give them one week gap and them
we close. So, this is official. Anyone can register, they have to take
advantage of their centres where they register. So, anyone will be able to do
that. We will not segregate any particular registration really.
We don’t segregate those people that write nor do we reduce
the number of subjects people want to write.
“But the major thing is that we wanted to make sure that we
are just fair to the majority of Zimbabweans especially that registration was
affected by the Covid-19-induced lockdown. Some people had problems and some
schools could not actually transfer the money electronically, the registration
details and so forth.
“We have finished the Grade seven examinations. We have
completed preparations in terms of printing the material and so forth. We are
already done with that and we have already started actually printing the
Ordinary and A Level examination material and we are progressing well. There
are no problems at all,” said Prof Mwenje.
He said the marking of June examinations is penciled for
this week.
“We run these things concurrently you know and the marking
for the June examinations is on this week. So, we are actually on top of the
situation,” said Prof Mwenje. Chronicle
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