By Meditation Mposi
Mapanzure High School in Masvingo District is celebrating their outstanding achievers in the 2024 ‘O level results recently released by the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (ZIMSEC).
Out of 121 learners who sat for November 2024 ZIMSEC exams at the school, 40 learners passed five or more subjects including English Language.
Mapanzure High head Clapos Chauraya said he was grateful to his teachers and learners for the spirited efforts that produced the results.
“I am grateful to my teachers and learners for the good performance. Our pass rate is 33,1 percent which is in line with the national pass rate. We are already working to make sure that this year’s results would be even better.
He said resource constraints were affecting the school, which also has to absorb every learner in the area unlike other schools that enroll based on better Grade Seven results.
“Our wish is that we get enough resources from parents and the community which supports us as teachers and learners at Mapanzure so that we surpass this year’s passrate. Our target is 60 percent and above.
“Remember we are operating in a school which is not better resourced, which is not even connected to the internet, so it’s just a result of sheer hardwork and dedication from my staff. As a school that does not screen students, we enroll even students with 50 units at Grade Seven yet we produce good results,” said Chauraya.
The learner with the highest grades is Ecclesiastes Manzizi with 5As, 4Bs and 1C followed by Sheila Manjonjo with 4As, 6Bs and 1C.
Heritage Studies which scored 19 As with a percentage pass rate of 61,2 percent.
Subjects which scored 50 percent and above include Food Technology and Design with 92,9 percent, Commerce with 85percent, WTD with 80percent, Biology with 80percent, Shona Language with 72,7 percent, History with 65percent, Chemistry with 62,5 percent and Heritage Studies with 61,2 percent.
