Harare (New Ziana)-The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has finished marking the 2022 Ordinary Level examinations and is now finalising the processes preceding their release.
In a statement on Tuesday, ZIMSEC urged the public to ignore reports that the examinations had been cancelled.
“There have been false reports circulating on social media, particularly from a ZIMSEC parody (false) Twitter account and an online publication, Afrogazette, purporting that the Ordinary Level results have been cancelled. ZIMSEC has issued no statements on the pass rate of the 2022 “O” Level Examination Candidates or cancellation of results,” it said.
“These reports are published in mischief to cause anxiety and unrest amongst candidates and parents. We advise all stakeholders to disregard these speculative attempts to cause panic and despondency and await official updates from ZIMSEC.
“The council is in the process of finalizing its assessment of 2022 Ordinary level performance. The November 2022 Ordinary level examinations marking has been completed. Processes which precede the release of the results are currently underway.”
ZIMSEC said all candidates who had pre-access to question papers at different examination centres had been identified during the writing of the examinations and during the marking of the scripts.
These candidates would have the examination results cancelled in line with section 34 of the ZIMSEC Act, it said.
“Our stakeholders are called upon to expect the release of results to deserving candidates when all necessary processes have been completed,” it said.
The 2022 “O” Level examinations were characterised by massive leaking of papers with the authorities saying they would be tightening the security protocols.
More than 100 learners as well as an undisclosed number of school and ZIMSEC officials were arrested over the leakages with ZIMSEC saying it would amend its principal Act to provide for stiffer penalties against offenders.
The leaking of examination papers has resulted in the ZIMSEC certificates losing credibility and reputation, prompting many students to register with foreign examination bodies like Cambridge.
Zimbabwe is delivering the highest number of Cambridge International examinations entries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the 10th most entries globally each year with some of the students also writing the ZIMSEC examinations.
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