Staff writer
ZIMSEC 2024 Ordinary Level results which were released yesterday recorded a national pass rate of 33.19%. This marks an increase of 3.78% from the 2023 pass rate.
Addressing journalists at a media briefing in Harare yesterday, ZIMSEC board chairperson, Professor Paul Mapfumo said:
““This year’s results show a marginal improvement in performance across most categories,” he said.
“However, we must confront the reality that two-thirds of candidates are still failing to meet the benchmark of passing five or more subjects. This calls for urgent interventions at all levels of the education system.”
A record 291 341 candidates sat for the 2024 exams, a 7.85 percent increase compared to 2023.
Among them, 199 258 wrote five or more subjects, with only 66 130 achieving five or more passes at Grade C or better.
School candidates posted a pass rate of 33.70 percent, an improvement from 30.19 percent in 2023, while private candidates saw their pass rate rise significantly from 21.85 percent to 29.60 percent.