Primary and Secondary Education Minister Torerayi Moyo has dismissed claims circulating on social media that the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has increased examination fees for 2026.
He said fees for Grade 7, Form 4, and Form 6 public examinations scheduled for November 2026 have not been raised and remain the same as in 2025. Said Moyo:
“I wish to inform the nation that the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council examination fees for 2026 have not been increased by 100% as purported on social media. I wish to correct that it’s just a fabrication by social media.
“The examination fees for the public examinations for Grade 7, Form 4, and Form 6 for the 2026 November examinations have not been increased. They remain the same.
“All the candidates who sit for the public examinations, especially those who are in government schools, will pay the normal examination fees.
“In fact, I wish to categorically state that the 55% subsidy offered by the government remains the same.
“So all the fees have not changed for the past five years. So it is important to correct the misinformation that was peddled on social media.
Moyo further explained that candidates sitting the June 2026 public examinations will not qualify for the 55% government subsidy, as most of them are private candidates or repeat candidates and therefore do not fall within the scheme’s eligibility criteria.
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