Northern Province Education Officer (PEO) Humphrey Simutowe has called for stiffer measures in the storage of examination papers.
In an interview with ZANIS, Mr. Simutowe directed all District Education Board Secretaries (DEBS) to ensure that they tighten security in the storing of examination papers ahead of the GCE examinations which are scheduled for this month.
He said there is need for all relevant officers to ensure that they seal any loopholes in the storage of examination papers so as to avoid leakages.
He said the Ministry of General Education has put in place measures aimed at having a malpractice free examination.
And Mr. Simutowe has confirmed that the province has received all examination papers and has since been dispatched them to respective districts.
He said police and officials from the Examination Council of Zambia are on high alert to ensure the security of the papers.
Meanwhile, Mr. Simutowe has cautioned the public against issuing retrogressive statements regarding the running of GCE examinations.
He said conducting of GCE examinations is expensive hence, the need for education authorities to identify GCE centres.
The General Certificate Education (GCE) examinations are expected to commence on July 16th 2018.
Examinations in Zambia are leaked by the same staff who handle them from the very source up to the assumef safe storaged. The people who handle them at the last point and the so called security are the worst culprits. They steal and exchange those papers for sex with girls who are desparate to pass exams. Its the reason we have fake 6 points by people who cannot correctly spell their names and if they are luck manage to finish school and get a job, you only find jackets in their offices as they spend every day at work sunbathing. If they are in parliament all they contribute is yayayaya and dozzing.