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Posted: May 17, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 17 Kitchener teachers worried about students CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo7 hours ago 2:34Teachers Michelle Shannon and Jim Fare say they're worried about how the pandemic has affected kids.2:34
Chiyangwa embroiled in ugly wrangle with Southlea Park residents over school Chiyangwa embroiled in ugly wrangle with Southlea Park residents over school Phillip Chiyangwa THOUSANDS of pupils at Southlea Park, a community primary school in Harare South, face a bleak future after a controversial decision by a dodgy consortium to turn the learning centre in the low-income suburb into a private institution, it has been established. Angry parents, who have already protested on several occasions — at one time reportedly forcing the deployment of an army stick to quell violence — suspect ...
By Stephen Tsamba THE Education Ministry has attributed the 6.8% pass rate decline in Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) Ordinary Level results to the devastating effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Spokesperson in the ministry, Taungana Ndoro told NewZimbabwe.com Wednesday the pandemic induced lockdown had seen a significant decline in the Ordinary Level pass rate due to reduced face-to-face teaching. Schools were forced to introduce on-line teaching, but this was not practical in some schools especially government learning centres due to the unavailability of ICT gadgets, le...
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) has released the 2020 November ‘A’ Level results. The results were delayed by Covid-19 restrictions amid reports examiners at one point downed tools demanding better allowances for marking. According to a ZIMSEC statement, the pass rate was 81.2%, a decline from the 83% recorded in 2019. A total of 49 153 students sat for the examinations with 39 802 managing Grade E or better in two or more examinations. Collection starts Friday, 23 May 2021. There was an outcry in February when the Grade Seven ZIMSEC results for 2020 students were releas...
Child marriage cases spike in Sanyati FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD Maidei Changa (not her real name) struggled to breastfeed her two-month-old baby. Maidei missed Form One at a nearby secondary school in ward 10 under Chief Hozhele in Sanyati after falling pregnant last year and is now a member of a child-headed family. She is a sad reality gripping the outlying areas where most girls were trapped into early marriages in Mashonaland West province and most parts of the country. Maidei said she was enticed into a marriage that did not last. ‘‘I got married early as a gateway to a better life than what...