MIRIAM MANGWAYA
MASHONALAND EAST BUREAU
CHIKOMBA – There is only one school in Chikomba District that attained 100% pass rate in the 2017 Zimsec Grade 7 Exams, however the general pass rate increased by 4% to 40%.
Only five pupils in the whole district managed to obtain 5 units and Goodhope Primary is the only school that managed 100% pass rate.
Chikomba District Schools Inspector Emmanuel Kwenda told The Mirror in an interview that the district achieved a pass rate of 36% in 2016 and this increased to 40% in 2017. He attributed the improvement to the Performance Lag Address Programme (PLAP) and the improved pupil- text book ratio, courtesy of a donation from UNICEF.
PLAP is a special way of teaching.
"The improved pass rate is commendable. Teachers are working harder. The increased pass rate is also attributed to the improved pupil-text book ratio, courtesy of a donation from UNICEF," said Kwenda.
Chikomba District has 122 primary schools with a total enrolment of 32 500 pupils.
Goodhope had 100% and the number of candidates were 38.
The lowest pass rate for the district was in Agriculture whoch registered 46%.
Chivhu Primary School is probably the biggest primary school in Chikomba with a total enrolment of over 1 800.
Chikomba District 2017 Grade Seven Results Top 10 schools
Name of school Pass rate (%)
1. Good Hope 100
2. Runyararo 96
3. Ranga 92
4. Nyahoni 92
5. Marondamashanu 89
6. Bvumbura 89
7. Chamukwenjera 87
8. Chivhu 86
9. Madondo 86
10. Dombe 86
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