Pamushana makes history

PAMUSHANA High School in Bikita has scored a first in Masvingo Province after more than 30 of its students scored 15 points in the 2017 Zimbabwe School Examination Council Advanced Level examinations.

Results released by the national examination body last week showed that there are more than 30 students who attained 15 points at the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe-run school, last year, after sitting for three or more subjects at ‘A’ Level.

A snap survey conducted by the provincial office of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Pamushana High dislodged traditional academic powerhouses like Gokomere High School and St Anthony in Zaka after 118 of its 127 students scored nine points and more. St Anthony had 25 pupils who scored 15 points and above followed by Dewure with 14 pupils while Ndarama High, a day school in Masvingo City, produced 13 pupils with the same points.

Ndarama shares the fourth position with Gokomere after the same number of pupils from the school scored the same number of points, to complete the province’s top five best 2017 ‘A’ level examination results.

Silveira Mission in Bikita came sixth after 11 pupils attained 15 points and above, Mukaro and Gutu High Schools had seven pupils with seven points each while Chibi in Chivi and Serima in Gutu complete the top ten best schools with six pupils who scored 15 points and more.

Provincial education director Mr Zadius Chitiga said although the final analysis is yet to be done the province had performed exceptionally well in Advanced level examinations for last year than the previous years.

“We have just made a snap survey. The final analysis is yet to be made but generally, we took top position in the country and the national best pupil came from Dewure High School in Gutu. The whiz kid is called Tapiwa Marinda,” said Mr Chitiga.

Mr Chitiga said it was refreshing to note that there were emerging giants within ‘A’ level schools in the province.

“We have schools that were not performing well in the past but now they have now beaten some traditional power houses.

“This shows every teacher is making an effort to improve level of education in the province,” he said.

Mr Chitiga said it was refreshing to note that there were emerging giants within ‘A’ level schools in the province.