Harare – Two High court Judges have expressed concern over the directive by the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council ordering 260 000 cand...
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Harare – Two High court Judges have expressed concern over the directive by the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council ordering 260 000 candidates to rewrite the November 2017, Ordinary Level English Paper 2 Examination – four months after the original exam was extensively leaked.
Justice Loice Matanda Moyo and Justice Priscilla Munangati-Manongwa on Tuesday afternoon reserved judgment in the case which brought the Zimsec under focus for grave mismanagement of public examinations.
The court is expected to deliver the judgement on Wednesday – two days before the scheduled examination date, in which two parents are seeking nullification of order to resit the paper.
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Their application reads, in part: “(The examination) be declared null and void as the minister acted beyond his authority of which the Act empowers, in Section 34, only the examinations board to annul examination results.
“The minister confirms that the cheating was identified during the examination session. It is not clear why the English Paper 2 examination was allowed to continue, and why Zimsec proceeded to mark the exams, only to annul results on the 8th of February 2018, some months later.
“It is not clear why remedial action was not taken timeously and instantly upon realising the cheating or even the potential for cheating. Essentially, Zimsec allowed an exam in which they detected cheating to proceed and proceeded to mark it, only to annul results afterwards.
Messrs Mukomeka and Govhati are represented by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights in collaboration with Justice for Children’s Trust.
“We hope t have two points to march from. One from 2nd Street Extension to ZIMSEC AND other from Africa Unity Square to Ambassador HOUSE. Both marches should start at 1pm,” said Majongwe.
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