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Bulawayo Correspondent
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has blamed the government for the low 2020 Grade Seven examination result pass rate.
The Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) this week released the 2020 Grade Seven results with some 88 schools said to have recorded zero percent pass rate.
According to the national examination body, the 2020 national pass rate is 37,11 percent.
This represents a decrease of 9,79 percent from the 46,9 percent recorded in 2019.
Reacting to the shock outcome in an interview with NewZimbabwe.com, PTUZ president Takavafira Zhou said the poor national pass rate was a result of government’s failure to prioritise teachers’ welfare, health and safety.
By Bulawayo Correspondent
A HIGH number of Grade Seven pupils throughout the country failed to write their final examinations in 2020 due to various challenges as a result of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic.
Grade Seven examination markers who spoke to NewZimbabwe.com this week confirmed the number of pupils who failed to write their examinations last year was unprecedented.
In Bulawayo province, a total of 560 students failed to turn up for the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) examinations for unspecified reasons.
Bulawayo province has a total of 123 primary schools.
“In total, Bulawayo province had 14 852 registered pupils but a total of 560 pupils failed to turn up for the examinations. This number is very high considering that in the past we have recorded a zero percentage of absentees during Grade Seven examinations,” one of the markers said.
Covid-19 – Union Urges Teachers to Shun Zimsec Marking
January 25, 2021
Teachers around the country who usually offer services to the Zimbabwe School Examination Council (ZIMSEC) through marking exams have been urged to avoid that this time around in the interest of the safety.
This was said in a statement weekend by the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) President, Takavafira Zhou.
The trade union boss said the education practitioners must value their lives and avoid being victims of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This comes barely a week after it was reported that some ‘O’ Level invigilators were last week paid with plates of sadza instead of money.
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