474 attain 15 points and above at A-Level

A WHOPPING 474 candidates who wrote their 2023 Advanced Level national examinations got 15 points and above

with a day high school from Mutare breathing on the neck of St Faith’s High

which upheld its dominance as the province’s academic bastion.

The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) released ‘A’ Level results last Friday.

While 278 Manicaland candidates attained 15 points and above in 2022, the number shot to 474 in 2023.

A synopsis of results availed to The Manica Post by Manicaland Provincial Education Director, Mr

Edward Shumba on Wednesday showed that St Faith’s High defended its position at the pinnacle with 44 candidates with 15 points and above three with 25 points, 14 with 20 points and 27 with 15 points.

The school, run by the Anglican Diocese of Manicaland, had 117 candidates and a 100 percent pass rate.

In 2022, St Faith’s High was number one with 47 candidates with 15 points and above from its 108 candidates.

Mr Shumba said Sakubva High School maintained its position as the second best, alongside Anglican-run St Augustine’s High, with 35 candidates with 15 points and above respectively.

Sakubva High had five candidates with 20 points and 30 with 15 points, while St Augustine’s High had a candidate with 30 points, 14 with 20 points and 20 with 15 points.

In 2022, Sakubva High was number two with 20 candidates with 15 points, while St Augustine’s High had 10 candidates with the same points.

“There is a significant improvement in the quality of our passes from the previous year. We have 474 candidates from 70 high schools straddling all seven districts of the province who excelled with 15 points and above.

“Makoni was the top performing district with 122 candidates with 15 points and above, followed by Mutare with 110, Mutasa (88), Chipinge (56), Buhera (36), Nyanga (33) and Chimanimani (29).

“I congratulate school heads, teachers, candidates and parents of the top performers and urge them to aim even higher, while poor performing schools should introspect and learn from the best,” said Mr Shumba.

St Faith’s High head, Mr Anold Makamba was ecstatic about his school’s performance and attributed the good results to the self-motivated and hard-working teachers, ancillary staff, learners and supportive parents as well as the responsible authority the Anglican Diocese of Manicaland.

“We were able to achieve and maintain our standards due to the hard-working learners and teachers, and above all unity of purpose among the teaching and ancillary staff, the responsible authority and the School Development Committee,” he said.

Kriste Mambo in Makoni was fourth with 30 candidates one with 25 points, 11 with 20 points and 18 with 15 points.

Anglican-run St David’s Bonda Girls High was fifth with 28 candidates with 15 points and above after 10 of its girls attained 20 points and 18 attained 15 points.

Bonda had a 100 percent pass rate. First Class Academy in Mutare was the best performing private run institution with 30 of its learners scoring 15 points and above.

Another Mutare day school, St Joseph’s High and Makumbe High School in Buhera had 21 candidates with 15 points and above.

Each of the two schools had two candidates with 20 points and 19

candidates with 15 points.

These were followed by Nyazura Adventist High with 18 candidates with 15 points and above — five with 20 points and 13 with 15 points.

Marist Nyanga High and Chibuwe

High in Chipinge each had 16 candidates with 15 points and above.

Marist Nyanga High had a candidate with 20 points and 15 others with 15 points, while Chibuwe High had four candidates with 20 points, three with 19 points, one with 17 points and eight with 15 points.

St Dominic’s High had 14 candidates with 15 points and above one with 20 points and 13 with 15 points.

Gaza High in Chipinge had 13 candidates with 15 points and above one with 20 points, two with 17 points, two with 16 points and eight with 15 points, while Mavhudzi High in Nyazura had 11 candidates with 15 points.

Mutambara High in Chimanimani also had 11 candidates with 15 points, while Knowstics Academy had 10 candidates with 15 points.

Another day school, Vengere High in Rusape had nine candidates with 15 points.

Mt Selinda High in Chipinge had a candidate with 20 points, another with 19 points, two with 18 points, one with 17 points and four with 15 points.

Nyashanu High school of Buhera had eight candidates with 15 points and above two with 20 points and six with 15 points.

Rusiti High in Chimanimani and Emmanuel High in Nyanga each had six candidates with 15 points.

They were followed by St Joseph’s High in Rusape, Gatsi High (Mutasa), Chikore High and Rimbi High (Chipinge), who all had five candidates with 15 points apiece.

Alpha Institute had a candidate with 20 points and four with 15 points.

Murambinda High (Buhera), St Mathias Tsonzo (Mutasa), Biriiri High and Nhedziwa High (Chimanimani) had four candidates with 15 points, while Chitakatira High, Mutare Girls’High (Mutare), Mafumise High (Chipinge), Nyatate High (Nyanga) and St Columbus (Mutasa) each had three candidates with 15 straight points.

Elis Gledhill High (Mutare) is in the same category with a candidate with 20 points and two others with 15 points.

Buhera Village (Buhera), St Killian’s (Makoni), Nyangani High (Nyanga) and Checheche High (Chipinge) each had two candidates with 15 points.

Zimunya High, Kudanana College, Chitora High, Marange High, Mweyamutsvene High, Nyamauru High, Nharira High, Masasi High, Takwirira High, Jersey High, Tuzuka High, Mutandahwe High, Regina Coeli High, Mapako High 1, St Mary’s Magdalene High, Nyajezi High, Nyafaru High, Avila High, Mt Camel High, St Therese High, Dope High, Mutiusinazita High, Hartzell High, Pass At Once College, Muterere High, Chimanimani High, Nyahode High, Chakohwa High, St Patrick’s High each had one candidate with 15 points.