Zimbabwe School Examinations Council
Parastatal Examination board | |
Headquarters | Upper East Road, Mount Pleasant Harare, Zimbabwe |
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Coordinates | 17°47′11.456″S 31°2′38.65″E / 17.78651556°S 31.0440694°E |
Region served | Zimbabwe |
Website | www |
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) is an autonomous
United States of America and the other English-speaking countries, hence the internationally recognised qualifications conferred by the Council.[2]
History
The table below shows the brief history of ZIMSEC.
Date | Event/Occasion Summary |
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1983 | Cabinet decision to localise Ordinary Level and Advanced Level examinations |
1984 | Training of the first lot of markers |
November 1990 | First localised Ordinary Level examination written |
1994 | Zimbabwe School Examinations Council Act (ZIMSEC ACT 1994) was passed by the Parliament. |
1995 | Completion of the localisation of the Ordinary Level examination. |
October 1995 | The first ZIMSEC Board was appointed. |
November 1995 | Birth of ZIMSEC under an Interim Director. |
1 July 1996 | First substantive ZIMSEC Director appointed. |
1 November 1996 | Former Examinations Branch staff joined ZIMSEC after the abolition from Public Service. |
November 2002 | First ZIMSEC Advanced Level examination being written. |
2003 | Completion of the localisation of Advanced Level examinations. |
Qualifications
The following qualifications are offered by ZIMSEC:
- for primary education
- ZIMSEC Grade Seven Certificate, awarded after sitting for Grade Seven (Year Seven) examinations.
- for secondary education
- ZIMSEC General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (commonly referred to as "O-Levels"), this is for individuals doing the 2 year GCE O-Levels subject-based course beginning in Form 3 to Form 4 (i.e. Year 10 and 11)
- ZIMSEC General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (commonly referred to as "A-Levels"), this is the school leaving qualification conferred by the Council to pupils completing secondary or pre-university education.
References
- ^ "Zimbabwe School Examinations Council Act (Chapter 25:18)" (PDF). Parliament of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- ^ "Zimbabwe School Examinations Council About". Zimbabwe School Examinations Council. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Zimbabwe School Examinations Council About". Zimbabwe School Examinations Council. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.