… As all 10 high schools post impressive A Level results
By Tadiwa Shunje
Reformed Church in Zimbabwe run schools have once again posted strong O and A level results marking another successful year for the church’s education system with all of its 10 schools maintaining high pass rates from the previous years, proving the church as a force to reckon with in the academic landscape in Zimbabwe.
Four out of 10 schools, that is, Chibi, Makumbe, Nyashanu and Magreth Hugo, a school for the visually handicapped scored 100 percent passrate at A level.
The six others performed exceptionally well, maintaining above 88 percent with Pamushana producing excellent results, with 99.37 percent. Important to highlight is the quality of the results with their best pupil scoring 56 points while 145 scored 10 points and above while 94 others are flying above 15 points.
Jichidza scored 88.88 percent. Of the 27 candidates that sat for the examination, 13 had 10 points and above. Gutu High scored 98 percent, out of the 95 candidates 61 attained 10 points and above.
Makumbe High, which is upcoming in terms of performance, scored 100 percent again, of the 95 candidates, 79 had 10 points and above.
Alheit Chingombe scored 98.2 with 34 out of 55 learners scoring 10 points and above. Chibi scored 100 percent with 97 learners out of 110 scoring 10 points and above.
Nyashanu scored 100 percent a repeat of last year’s feat with 46 out of 52 getting 10 points and above.
Zimuto High scored 99.18 percent with 104 out of the 122 candidates getting 10 points and above.
Magreth Hugo a special needs school scored 100 percent with 21 out of 29 candidates getting 10 points above.
Eaglesvale, which is a Cambridge institution, had 91 percent. Out of its 76 candidates, 13 had 10 points and above.
RCZ Education Secretary Dr Witmos Mutumburanzou applauded the schools for the hard work which he said was a testament to the responsible authority’s thrust to maintain excellence.
“This performance is quite exceptional, quite a lot of work was done for us to achieve these results. There is consistency in the performance of our schools. They are always performing very well and are in the 90s always maintaining that feat in some cases going up.
“We are gearing up for these schools to record 100 percent each. This outcome is a result of hard work and the commitment of people who are dedicated to their work despite many challenges they go through,” said Dr Mutumburanzou.
Dr Mutumburanzou said the 2025 results align with the church’s vision of delivering better quality education across its institutions.
“This performance is in line with the church’s vision where we are pursuing excellence. Our schools are topping the charts in their respective districts and even the nation so this is our vision where we expect to produce learners of high standards who would fit into their society as academics but also morally upright. We are quite happy that our vision is being fulfilled. We want to rule the academic ship in the country,” said Dr Mutumburanzou.
He said the RCZ was putting efforts towards digitalizing the schools in order to meet standards for the digital era and make learning easier.
“We have made deliberate efforts to digitalize our schools and we are beginning to see the impact of it. We have purchased smart boards and we continue to do so and have developed our staff in using these digital devices so we can bring out a product that is relevant to the 21st century needs. Products that fit contemporary society,” he said.
Dr Mutumburanzou also thanked parents and learners for supporting the responsible authority’s thrust in educating learners.
