MINISTRY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Press Statement by the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Honourable Professor Paul Mavima on the re-sitting of the November 2017 Ordinary Level English Language Pape 2
I would like to advise the nation that the November 2017 Ordinary Level English language Paper 2 examination retaken on Friday 16 February 2018 from 1000 hours to 1200 hours. All results for the November 2017 English Language Paper 2 have been nullified.
This follows the widespread cheating in this paper, exacerbated by the social media, and identified during the November 2017 examination session. It was reported in the press during the examination and subsequently validated during the marking of candidate scripts. I regret the inconvenience and general stakeholder disaffection that this decision will cause. I would want to emphasise that this drastic decision has been arrived at after painstaking and agonising consideration. In the final analysis, the decision has been necessitated by the need to maintain and preserve the integrity of the National Examination System.
It is regrettable that some innocent candidates will be inconvenienced by this remedial action but the circumstances of the cheating left no other alternative.
In this regard, all Candidates who sat for the November 2017 Examination are therefore required to report to their 2017 Examination Centres in order to write the Examination which begins at 10.00 hours on FRIDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2018. Candidates who have been informed of the cancellation of results because of cheating during the Examinations in
a. all subjects
b. English Language onlySHOULD not re-write this English Language Paper 2 and this includes those who were prosecuted and sentenced.
Full Statement: Zimsec Nullifies 2017 O’ Level English, Orders Rewrite For All Students
Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Professor Paul Mavima
This is a drastic action. Surely how bad or wide spread was the cheating? Unfortunately we do not have much information to comment on this. However one might find that only less than 1% benefited from the loot yest so many students are being punished! What a shame. Has there been any one prosecuted?
Can we contrast this to Dr Amai’s dotorial Exams? And no actions taken! How sad! All Animals are equal hence the nullyfing of the exams, but others are more equal and hence the not nullifying of Dr Amai’s Certificate. This worls is so unfair
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…and of course no one is held accountable for this debacle. We as parents are supposed to silently take our children back to their examination centres. Nxaaa. I advocate for the return to the Cambridge exams. Zimsec is a perennial failure
Kutonga kwaro
This is the worst decision made, i think it was good to change grades than to rewrite cause vamwe vakufira yavasikazive and some will miss this information. There is also need to improve as ZIMSEC why mapapers achingoLeaker.
It’s like because cde Dr Amai fraudulently obtained her doctorate then every one in her “stream” shud have theirs anannulled. Punish the guilty only. This is crap.
Still the innocent were going to be affected big time.
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This is no fair at all. What about those who are overseas. Did you take that into consideration. Nxaaa what a punishment. Zimsec u have failed
i suport that one coz vanhu vakungowana ma certificate emahara
so how are you going to inform all other students that have traveled out of this country
Riri kunyorwa musi wa 16 Feb can leak again – so students should embrace for writing again and again. Sorry!!! Sad!!!
I think the decision is ryt,,guys if this cheating continues our education system will lose value out side there,,this is for our own gud as the students of Zim
This is grossilly unfair,yes no additional exam fees needed,bt have u also considered that some students are out of the country,how much of unplanned money are the parents gonna spend,This is a rushed decision and shows lack of leadership bcz this should have been done last year nt when parents are waiting for results
I do understand that the Gvt is full of proffesioned people holding all of the proffesioned certificates but here…….,,,,,,,,,,,. Your proffesion ddnt work at all. Where were you all along after writting. Who tels you today. Sorry …. But let your decision fulfilled, bu its painfull
u must also be on yo desk by 10 on the said date. Wish u the best
what about us who are not in the country and we are supposed to re write in our 2017 stations arrggg this new government is making us suffer for other children
Ko variLondon voita sei……uyo Mavhima watokonewa uyu…ngatimupei zero yake …musamushora paaita decision iyi anga akarara achivata achamuka manje manje…..akasamuka toita # Operation restore Order
This game of leaking exam papers has become the norm with the Zim sec department.Year in and year out its the same old story that has no permanent solution. I think its very unfair for a re-sit of the exam,what about the maths paper that also leaked. You need a re_think minister instead of a re-sit.
Mavhima watadzabasa uchango pinda…………. waitasa mukoma wako Jonhso
kwidzai grade
Zimsec should change their criteria Cambridge ngaidzoke zvayo Ko Maths dzoitwa cy
can the government provide transport to all the centers because me as a parent dont have money to meet the costs caused by a stupid somebody who wants to be paid to re print the papers
pliz ZMSEC matiomesera .where do we find that money go back home while tiri mhiri kwemakungwa ….unfair
painful
am down to earth!!! hau may I going to pay ticket bac …… mandiomesera weduweee
its better tidzokorore coz vamwe vangangopada vasina kushanda hre lets do it again tisangane on 16
Hey Zimbabwe soo cambridge inouya by air transport but hatimbonzwi kuti ya leeker but zimsec rinosara roitwa print out ra leeker kare
This is not fair …we need time to prepare fo this exam ..we cannot write jus like dah …”its easier said than done ” as students we need mo time to refresh our minds n re-prepare …we ae jus being punished fo other peeps …naaaa this ain’t kul …## very unfair yohh
Yah eyyy some people ae so dom ..how can the English paper leak like dah …it was really bad we ae rewriting it …our A’level is also affected badly ##this ain’t kul we also need extra time to prepare fo the. English paper plizzz