The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has released the November 2025 Ordinary Level examination results today, Friday, 16 January 2026.
Candidates can access their results online from the ZIMSEC results portal at https://results.zimsec.co.zw/ using the details provided on their Statement of Entry. The portal will automatically direct candidates to their respective regions where they can view their results. The online portal will remain open for five days, after which candidates will be required to collect their results from their respective examination centres.
Heads of Examination Centres have been advised to collect the official results from their Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Provincial Directors starting Monday, 19 January 2026.
ZIMSEC reported that a total of 209 810 candidates sat for five or more subjects in the November 2025 Ordinary Level examinations. Of these, 73 978 candidates achieved five or more subjects with a Grade C or better, resulting in a national pass rate of 35.26 percent.
This marks an improvement from the November 2024 examinations, where 199 669 candidates wrote five or more subjects and 66 130 passed, producing a national pass rate of 33.12 percent. The 2025 results therefore show an increase of 2.14 percentage points in the overall national pass rate.
ZIMSEC said the improvement reflects continued efforts to enhance teaching and learning outcomes across the country.
