ICYMI: O’Level results not cancelled

ICYMI: O’Level results not cancelled

Pretty Manyewe

The Zimbabwe School Examination Council has refuted claims circulating on social media that the November 2022 Ordinary Level results have been canceled.
The claim the results are being canceled gained credence after the cheating scandal that happened in October 2022.
ZIMSEC even admitted that some candidates had been found to have had pre-access to some Ordinary Level Question papers.
However, the exams management body believes the leaks were not widespread to warrant cancellation of results.
In their statement they wrote, “There have been false reports circulating on social media, particularly from a ZIMSEC parody (false) Twitter account and an online publication, Afrogate, purporting that the Ordinary Level results have been canceled. ZIMSEC has issued no statements o the pass rate of the 2022 O’Level examination candidates or cancellation of results. These reports are published in mischief to cause anxiety and unrest amongst candidates and parents. We advise all stakeholders to disregard these speculative attempts to cause panic and despondency and await official updates from ZIMSEC.”
ZIMSEC is in the process of finalizing its assessment of the 2022 O’Level performance. Marking has been completed and processes that precede the release of the results are currently underway.
“Candidates who had pre-access to the question papers at different examination centers were identified during the writing of the examinations and also at the marking of scripts stages. These candidates will, in line with the ZIMSEC Act Section 34, have their examination results canceled,” wrote ZIMSEC.
ZIMSEC stakeholders are called upon to expect the release of results to deserving candidates when all necessary processes have been completed.