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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
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Students take classes in Mathematics, English, Science, Shona or Ndebele, Geography, and History. The Ordinary Level Certificate Examination is taken after four years in Form 4 and expects students to pass a minimum of five subjects including Science, English, Mathematics, History and a practical subject like woodwork or agriculture. [ 45 ]
The name "Zimbabwe" stems from a Shona term for Great Zimbabwe, a medieval city in the country's south-east.Two different theories address the origin of the word. Many sources hold that "Zimbabwe" derives from dzimba-dza-mabwe, translated from the Karanga dialect of Shona as "houses of stones" (dzimba = plural of imba, "house"; mabwe = plural of ibwe, "stone").
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.
In 2013, it was placed on 42nd in the list of Zimbabwe best high schools based on Zimsec Advanced level results. In 2014, Zengeza's 99 students sat for the GCE A level examinations . The outcome of the school's Advanced level pass rate was 95.96%, and it was ranked the 60th position in the ‘A’ level top 100 schools. [ 6 ]
To receive a passing ZIMSEC "O" level GCE certificate, a student needs to have passed at least five subjects including English language with a mark of "C" or better. The English and mathematics "O" level examinations serve as gatekeepers for many students who cannot proceed without them despite their other exam scores.
The secondary school, known as Thanaweya Amma (ثانوية عامة), is a three-year program after which the student, according to his score in the final year, can join a higher level of education in a university or, when the score is lower, an institution of education that issues a degree not equal with the university one.