By Brilliant Mukaro | Masvingo Mirror |
The Zimbabwe Schools’ Examination Centre (ZIMSEC) has advised parents to report any schools refusing payment of examination fees in local currency as this is against Government policy.
The statement by ZIMSEC to The Mirror came amid reports from several parents that they were facing challenges with schools that prefer examination fees in US$ only.
The schools are arguing that if the money is paid into their accounts, it will lose value to inflation before July 22, 2022 which is the due date that the money must be deposited into the Zimsec account. This they said would force the schools to top up the shortfalls using their own money.
Zimsec director of communications Nicky Dhlamini, however, clarified the policy and said that the fee is accepted in all currencies. She advised members of the public who are being refused payment in ZWL$ to report such schools to ZIMSEC.
She said schools must abide by the stipulated government rules which provide for the payment of fees in both local and foreign currency.
The exam fee is pegged at US$11 per subject or its equivalent at the prevailing interbank exchange rate. Already parents are finding it difficult to raise the money because of the current economic hardships.
“ZIMSEC has pegged exam fees and is payable in both local and foreign currency. Parents must report all schools that are demanding US$ only. It is against Government policy to refuse payment in local currency,” said Dhlamini.
Why not make it a $1
Kushubile
That’s nonsense nxaaaa
Kumusha vanonyora gore Rino mwari
Education must be accessible rather than investment. We are being lead by cowards
Prezzy Nyamukondiwa not just cowards, but thieving, looting, Plundering, murderous cowards
Bekezela Noble Ndlovu you can say that again my brother it pains me a lot
My child is attending school at a college they said Centre fee US 50, practical fee subjects US40, per subject US 24 but will be paid in RTGS, ndizvoo here izvi
Emmanuel Manyere very correct,register to vote
Emmanuel Manyere practical fee is 20 fr Olevel
Emmanuel Manyere *265# for free airtime
Handiti I free education
Kkkk this government is totally lost shame ,the situation of the country its bad but they still demand money from the parents that they even dont have food to feed those children’s
My daughter is going to write and pass in the name of Jesus Christ my Lord
Ini ndabhadhara 24 per subject US dollar today 30 us dollar center fee and 20 for practical subject it’s too much
Esther Mahuni wabhadhara kupi ikoko window is opening tmro and closing friday next week?
Carmen Gumbusome centres were already receiving payments
Pracsedis Ndlovu but zimsec made it very clear how come there’re centers doing receipts
Muchazvirega
Ko mid year yobhadhariswa ere pa O level.
What of schools charging us$15 per student for transporting of exam materials
BaAno Mupondiwa us we are forced to pay 20 usa for transport
Juliet Zimwara Mudyariwa ko tingadii takatongobhadhara
BaAno Mupondiwa maone hama
$11 × 10 subjects ndobuda nema U ndaiteyi some of the reasons vana varikusiya chikoro
Let the people use the damn coins to pay fees
Rabishi ko kungovhara zvikoro zvacho .
how to report then….
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Giv teachers 500usa or equivalent
It was suppose to be US$1 NOT $11 are you using your brain guys when you put your heads together and come up with this figure. Tinaana gogo kumusha warikuchengeta nherera wanobhadhara mangani masubjects?? It pains me zvorwadza wakomana wanochemera Ani vana wachatadza kunyora? Ndewe muno muZimbabwe here watungamiri ivawa? Yes we blame the government how can you allow such cruelty, how?
Every thing is difficult then, mari yacho plus kwekuona ZIMSEC yacho.
zvikoro ndezvemahara kwete zvamurikuudza vabereki izvo…free education
We have suffered a lot since this Ed regime has been ruling, I have two of my daughters who need to register for o level and grade 7, and I am not working. I don’t know if these idiots want our children to be educated or not? I don’t know what’s their agenda? It’s my first time to register for a grade 7 exams, this was for free but now we don’t know where the money is going to? This is a useless government ever in the history of Zimbabwe and Africa as a whole. They focus on the opposition party and not fixing our country’s problems. I’m not a politician but our country has been destroyed.
Ko mari yacho ndeyeyiko,kunyika zhinji free mandela education iyi price ungati yava business chaiyo
Umm but we have to deal with this before it’s too late coz no industry no jobs where are we going to raise that money but anyway we can make plans