Manicaland schools excel in A-Level exams
THE quality of Manicaland’s Advanced Level results continues to improve as 169 candidates managed to score 15 points or better in the November 2017 A-Level exams, up from 122 in 2016.
St Faith’s High once again emerged as the province’s unrivalled academic giant while Knowstics was a distant second best.
Manicaland Provincial Education Director (PED), Mr Edward Shumba said though the schools from the province were leading, there was still room for further improvement.
Mr Shumba singled out St Faith’s High for a sterling performance, producing 33 students with 15 points and above.
In 2016 St Faith’s High had 29 students with 15 points or better.
“At the top is St Faith’s High, which had 33 candidates with 15 points or better, followed by Knowstics with 20 and the third position is Kriste Mambo with 19, while St Augustine and St David’s Girls High (Bonda) are fourth and fifth with 15 and 14 candidates, respectively,” said Mr Shumba.
Marist Brothers is on sixth position with 13 candidates and Nyazura High is seventh with eight candidates, followed by First Class College with seven candidates. Hartzel High, Emmanuel High, St Dominic’s High and Dora High were tied on ninth with four candidates apiece.
St Dominic’s and Dora High are the only days that gate crashed into the top 10, which is often a preserve of well resourced boarding schools.
Elis Glad High, Gaza High, Mt Selinda, Mutema High and Chibuwe High were tied on the 10th position with three candidates each followed by Sakubva and Alpha College, among others which had two candidates apiece.
“I think we have done fairly well and we are leading, but still there is room for improvement. This is a product of positive input from an assortment of stakeholders, and I would like to congratulate the parents, candidates, teachers and the school administration for a job well done.
“Those that have not done well need to sit down and strategise with a view to improve future results,” said Mr Shumba.
St Faith Head Mr Moses Mukoyi