No information on the exams is available to most school heads. Normally, the May/June examinations are held from the end of May to the beginning of June, with registration for the exams normally taking place in February and March.Most headmaster who spoke on condition of anonymity said they were worried by the “sad and unfortunate” development which was yet another indication of the falling standards of education in Zimbabwe.The secretary General of the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ), Raymond Majongwe, expressed concern at the delay by Zimsec to come up with examination registration procedures and fees. Majongwe was quoted as saying he feared the exams might not take place at all as there was no evidence on the ground on preparation by Zimsec.
Since taking over the administration of examinations from the University of Cambridge more than five years ago, Zimsec has been accused of being inefficient. On many occasions there have been numerous complaints from students that they received results for subjects they never sat for.