Public exam results good, but

THE 2025 national public examination results are out and the national pass rate year-on-year is improving.  

However, there are questions about the integrity or credibility of the examining board, but more worryingly is the structure of Zimbabwe’s public education and the industry’s absorption rate of graduates. 

The national average pass rate for Advanced Level was at 96%, while that of Ordinary Level for the first time in decades has breached 35%.  

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