Zambia records 100 percent pass rate for grade 7

All the 388,331 candidates who sat the grade seven composite examinations have been selected to grade 8, bringing the national progression rate to 100 percent from 99.14 recorded in 2017. Ministry of General Education David Mabumba says the improvement in the national progression rate is an indication that school places have been created at secondary school level. And Mr. Mabumba has however revealed that out of 388,442 candidates that sat for the 2018 grade seven examination, 239,024 candidates obtained divisions, 1, 2 and 3 representing 61.53 of the total candidates that sat the examination. below is the Ministers speech Republic of Zambia MINISTRY OF GENERAL EDUCATION STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF GENERAL EDUCATION, HON. DAVID MABUMBA, MP ON THE RELEASE OF THE 2018 GRADE 7 EXAMINATION RESULTS Monday, 24 th December 2018 The Permanent Secretary - Administration; Directors in the Ministry of General Education an...