By Beverly Bizeki
Reformed Church in Zimbabwe (RCZ)’s Gutu High School in has once again raised its flag high after recording 95.14 percent in the 2023 ZIMSEC 2023 ordinary level results.
School head Mirirai Mutanda said he was happy with the improvement in results as the school recorded 91.3 percent last year and said was grateful to the responsible authority for the good working environment they availed for the school.
“Our results have improved and I can say these are the results of the hard work of both the teachers and learners throughout the year. The cooperation by the responsible authority and the parents gave us a good working environment which gives us these good results,” said Mutanda.
One of the outstanding teachers Georgina Chirombo who recorded 87 As in Heritage Studies said she was happy that her hard work paid off.
“I am happy with the results that I have attained in Heritage Studies. The hard work I have put in my work together with the students has paid off eventually and I hope that as a school we will continue to soar higher and improve the quality of our results,” said Chirombo.
Another outstanding teacher Rosemary Gunhu who recorded 75 As in Shona said the results were fruits of hard work and recognised the discipline by learners as well as commitment to their work.
“I am proud of the results we have attained although I wish we had achieved more. It took of us a lot of hard work and commitment to achieve these results,” said Gunhu.
Statistics released by the school authorities shows that 206 candidates registered for five or more subjects and 196 passed five or more subjects to give 95.14 percent.
Of the 196, 96 passed five or more subjects including English Language, Maths and Science.
The top scorers at the school obtained 12As each followed by another learner who scored 10As. The school also has two students with 8As, four with 7As, nine with 6As and six with 5As.
The school also did exceptionally well in ZIMSEC 2023 A Level results as it scored 98.1 percent with 92 learners with 10 points and above.
The highest learner, Anesu Chirozva scored 25 points followed by Smuts Vun Machingambi with 19 points, John Madzingo with 18 points, three others with 16 points and eight others with 15 points.
