The 2016 national pass rate stands at 42.90%. As you may remember, last year’s pass rate stood at 41.61%. In the current season, the highest pass rate was recorded in indigenous languages with General Paper recording the least pass rate at 47.96%.
As a Ministry, we are also proud that ZIMSEC, for the first time, provided for special needs candidates who sat for the Grade 7 national examinations. The categories of these include Braille candidates, enlarged print candidates and candidates with hearing impairment. These categories of learners were previously ignored in the analysis of the results.
The Ministry would like to thank all professionals who were involved in the conduct of these national examinations. Now, let me address the transition into Form 1 for 2017. The National Assembly is invited to note the following realities:
The enrolment process shall be undertaken as follows:
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