Students who cheat on exams could face five years behind bars under new rules. Schools caught helping students break exam rules must pay for backup test centers. Parliament recently published the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council Amendment Bill. The bill targets widespread cheating problems that have plagued the testing system for years. Officials expect lawmakers to pass the legislation with few changes.
The proposed law creates harsh penalties for exam fraud. Anyone who fakes test results or steals exam papers faces major fines and prison time. Schools where half the students break testing rules face suspension. These institutions must cover costs for alternative testing sites. The bill also removes registration for schools with serious violations.
ZIMSEC faces growing problems with exam cheating and paper leaks. Students sometimes pay others to take tests for them. The new rules aim to restore trust in the examination system. Board members will meet four times yearly instead of three. The agency's leader will become a chief executive officer rather than director.
The proposed law creates harsh penalties for exam fraud. Anyone who fakes test results or steals exam papers faces major fines and prison time. Schools where half the students break testing rules face suspension. These institutions must cover costs for alternative testing sites. The bill also removes registration for schools with serious violations.
ZIMSEC faces growing problems with exam cheating and paper leaks. Students sometimes pay others to take tests for them. The new rules aim to restore trust in the examination system. Board members will meet four times yearly instead of three. The agency's leader will become a chief executive officer rather than director.
