Primary and Secondary Education ministry spokesperson
Taungana Ndoro yesterday said: “We will announce in due course after
deliberations to see what is on the ground whether there might be changes or no
need for changes.’’
Government ordered schools to open in the middle of level 4
lockdown, with the examination classes opening this week, while the rest of the
classes will resume next Monday. Schools will close on December 17.
Teachers have been calling for the postponement of the
examinations to next year arguing that pupils were not prepared for the
examinations after they last had face-to-face lessons in June.
The teachers have also threatened to declare incapacitation
due to government’s failure to adjust their salaries.
According to the Zimsec calendar, examinations are set to
start end of next month. Learners have only been in school for four months
since January due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zimsec spokesperson Nicky Dlamini also said they were
waiting for the Ministry of Education to give guidance on the way forward.
“We are waiting for the ministry to give guidance when the
syllabus is going to be completed and assessed. At the moment there is no change
on the examination timetable,’’ Dlamini said.
The government has agreed to provide a 55% subsidy on
examination fees for candidates at public and mission schools.
The subsidy, however, was restricted to seven subjects at
Ordinary Level and up to three for Advanced Level. The deadline for normal
entries was July 9, with July 30 set as the deadline for late entries. Newsday
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