15 Regina Mundi High School pupils who were blacklisted for allegedly cheating in an examination have taken the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) and the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Professor Paul Mavima to court challenging the nullification of their November 2017 results.
Through their parents, the students filed a court application at the Bulawayo High Court seeking an order directing Zimsec to set aside its decision to cancel their November 2017 examination results. The parents’ lawyers, Garikayi and Company, said the pupils’ rights were violated in terms of section 3 of the Administrative Justice Act because they did not appear before a proper board to defend themselves.
They argue that Section 34 (3) of the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council Act which stipulates that it shall not be necessary for the Zimsec board to consult or hear representations before cancelling or annulling the results of an examination, contradicts section 81 (1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, which recognises the right of children to be heard.
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