Tafadzwa Nyikadzino

The Zimsec 2023 Advanced Level results are out, and they are now accessible on the Zimsec online portal. According to Zimsec,  this year’s pass rate rests at 94.6%, rising from the November 22 results which had 88% pass rate.

Zimsec Board Chairperson, Professor Eddie Mwenje yesterday gave a breakdown of the examination statistics where he said 34 437 students sat for the exams last year as compared to 36 945 in November 2022.

“In November 2023, 34 060 wrote two or more subjects compared to 36 385 in 2022. For those who wrote two or more subjects, 32 221 obtained a Grade E or better. This translates to a pass rate of 94,60 percent compared to an 88 percent pass rate for November 2022.”

“The total number of private candidates in November 2023 was 4 527 and of the total 4 315 wrote two or more subjects and 3 908 obtained a Grade E or better in two or more subjects which translated to a percentage pass rate of 90,57. In November 2022, the total number of private candidates was 5 857 and out of the total, 5 490 wrote two or more subjects and 4 273 obtained a Grade E or better in two or more subjects translating to a percentage pass rate of 77,83.

He said the total number of school candidates in November 2023 was 29 910 as compared to 31 088 in November 2022.

“Of these, 29 745 wrote two or more subjects, and 28 313 obtained Grade E or better in 2 or more subjects yielding a percentage pass rate of 95,19 whereas in November 2022, 30 895 candidates wrote two or more subjects and 27 747 obtained Grade E or better in two or more subjects, yielding a percentage pass rate of 89,81,” Prof Mwenje said.

The total number of female school candidates who sat for two or more subjects in November 2023 Advanced level examinations was 15 141 as compared to 15 503 who sat in November 2022. Of this number, 14 594 passed two or more subjects yielding a 96,38 percent pass rate while, in November 2022, 14 193 passed two or more subjects yielding a 92,32 percent pass rate. This translates to a percentage increase of 4.06.

“The total number of male school candidates who sat for two or more subjects was 14 603 of which 13 719 passed two or more subjects, which translates to 93,95 percent pass rate, an increase of 6.67 percent percentage points from the 87,28 percent for 2022. It could also be noted that female candidates performed marginally better than their male counterparts.”

Professor Mwenje said heads of examination centres will collect the results for their schools and centres from their regional offices on Monday.