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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
The school year is a total of 40 weeks with three terms and a month break in-between each term. [ 5 ] In 1980, education was declared a basic human right by Robert Mugabe , the leader of the ZANU party, which changed the constitution to recognize primary and secondary public education as free and compulsory . [ 6 ]
This list of schools in the African country of Zimbabwe includes the country's primary and secondary schools.Zimbabwe's tertiary schools are listed on a separate sub-list at List of universities in Zimbabwe.
[12] The change from an A*-G grading system to a 9-1 grading system by English GCSE qualifications has led to a 9-1 grade International General Certificate of Secondary Education being made available. [13] Before, this qualification was graded on an 8-point scale from A* to G with a 9th grade “U” signifying “Ungraded”.
Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) – Grades 1 to 12; Students take the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) after grade 10 and the Indian School Certificate (ISC) examination after grade 12; ISC English level has been compared to UK's A-Levels; this board offers more choices of subjects.
12. North Lea High School 13. Evelyn Girls High School 14. Girls College 15. Dominican Convent Girls Senior 16. Montrose Girls High School 17. Townsend Girls High School 18. Mzilikazi High School 19. Sobukazi High School 20. Msitheli High School 21. Nkulumane High School 22. Founders High School 23. Riverdale College 24. Luveve High School 25.
In addition, many A level students take "English for Communication”, which before 2004 was called “General Paper," a very challenging exam that assesses both English writing skills and knowledge of current events both nationally and worldwide. English for Communication is marked on a 1–9 scale with 1 as the highest mark and a 1–6 as a pass.
A number of subjects, including English Language, English Language (Syllabus B), History, Mathematics (Syllabus A), Mathematics (Syllabus D), offer exam papers and syllabuses unique to Mauritius. Additionally, the subject of Art and Design, the offering of which is restricted to a limited geographic region, is available in Mauritius.