The news was not as good for those who sat for grade nine examinations but it was better than last year’s, with more than 162,500 selected to grade 10, representing a pass rate of 52.76 per cent, just slightly higher than the 49.07 per cent recorded last year.
General Education Minister Dennis Wanchinga said out of the 308,060 candidates who sat for grade nine examinations, 162,539 were successful.
Dr Wanchinga said the highest progression rate was recorded in North-Western Province at 60.06 per cent followed by Northern Province at 59.63 per cent while the lowest was recorded in Southern Province at 45.36 per cent.
Of the 364,546 candidates who sat for the 2017 grade seven composite examinations, 357,763 candidates were selected to grade eight, indicating a progression rate of 98.62 per cent, from 97.65 per cent last year.
Dr Wanchinga said he was sad that at both grades seven and nine, boys performed better than girls in all learning areas except English.
“Candidates have been performing well in practical subjects but in the Natural Sciences category, the results haven’t been good enough. On a good note, as a country, we have continued to reduce on the number of candidates failing the grade nine examinations,” Dr Wanchinga said.
He said this in Lusaka when he announced the 2017 grade seven composite examination and grade nine junior secondary school leaving internal examination results yesterday.
Dr Wanchinga said members of the public could access results through the SMS Results Release System (SRRS) offered by the Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ).
He said all provinces were expected to conduct the combined grades eight and 10 selection meetings from Tuesday to Thursday next week, and that candidates would be collecting statements of results from their respective centres and schools.
Dr Wanchinga said the opening day for the 2018 grade eight and 10 learners would be January 15 with a grace period of up to January 29, and those that would not report by the deadline would forfeit their places and be replaced accordingly.
He said during the grade nine internal examinations, 70 suspected cases of examination malpractice were reported, which indicated a decrease as compared to 113 that were recorded last year.
Congratulations to you all who’ve made it. For those who didn’t make it remember Fail stands for First Attempt In Learning. Try hard next time.
I got 689 in grade 7
The highest in the Copperbelt. I have gone on to do mundane PhD now
Thanks
BB2014,2016
#1.1 mayo naimwe mwachilamo. You think none of did well in school? Are the only one with PhD. …and in what?
Mscheeeww ,you did a Phd in lying , cocky “know it all” attitude and slum-ology.
@Mushota I have heard you also did well in Luapula! Well done! Im sure you were looking at your neighbours paper throughout the exams! Or did you move to Lusaka? Please keep it up!
She has smoked chamba today, this Mushota. I saw her smoking. Don’t argue I don’t have a problem
So all the 6,783 pupils who failed Grade 7 are from Lusaka Province only? Is this what Dr Wanchinga is telling the Zambians? I do not think this information is correct. In probability theory, this outcome is unlikely…So I think Wanchinga is just bluffing, or was misled by his civil servants in the Ministry of Education who Hon Chiteme has labelled as “monkeys in the maize field!”
The monkeys are just monkeying around with work while building mansions in New Kasama and all
Mishota,
how often will you repeat your boast about your “689 points in grade 7, the highest in the Copperbelt”?
I can already imagine your grandchildren perpetuating the story (if they should inherit your personality disorder), telling their mates in kindergarten: “Our grandmother got “689 points in grade 7, the highest in the Copperbelt”.
Bwana minister your report doesn’t make sense. North western with the highest? Please give numbers bwana. You can have the highest as a result of having few student s.
Those that will not report 29 January, 2018 will be replaced. Replaced by who? Failures?
Kikkikikiki you can imagine
Are we sure that these are results be proud of? Am children asked for K100 to pay for revision on the leakages and do you expect them not to get 100% when all schools had serious leakages this year. This is either a dull or foolish Minister who doesnt know that leakages were being bought on the streets and market
The failures will corrupt their way to replace those who passed through hard work but cannot afford school fees or other requirements due to hardships. There is a fake second selection routine but it serves the bribery savvy in institutes of learning who bribe their way all the way to the top, even to PhD level. The reason Zambia is seeing an astronomical increase in quantity but not quality of PhD holders. The Doctor Mishanga Seller type.
True. Come to UNZA you will find them in Jackets
For some time now g7 results do not reflect the poor performance exhibited at g9. a 100% pass rate for a whole province must raise both validity and credibility questions. if the ministry’s objective is to make everyone pass then why not just abolish g7 exams to save resorces?
Ali.. never a truer statement said
Sure. This is fooling the nation.
The unusual pass rate suggests that the quality of the education is very very suspect.
At this rate a 100% pass rate in a private school is more credible than the 100% pass rate in public schools.
In those rural schools sure… Kubuta kweka kweka fye nomba.
Nabaticha bamo tabaichiba nokulanda ichisungu
Mushota your IQ is questionable. Subject you Grade 7 attainment score and your PhD together to NARIC and it will be equivalent to reciting a,e,i,o u. Go away! If we get a few experts like me to examine your mental capability, the outcome will be ‘amazing’. You are potentially candidate for Chainama hills Hospital near Mumana hotel/lodge.
Mushota Christmas is for giving and there you are love. Do you want more? I am sick of people pushing in to show that they are better than everyone else. Jonathan is another such like. P_ss off!
Good move our children and a big thanks to teachers.
UPND is suspect.
I need the results of Grade 7 Pamodzi Primary School in Ndola
Congratulations to copperbelt province.