November 2018 External Candidates: Plan your studies early

Suspension of talks and projects by the Ministry of Primary and Education and Zimsec was a good news to many people who still want to supplement their O and A Levels. However it must be noted that only tasks and projects were suspended and the new curriculum syllabi have not changed.

If you are going to register for November 2018 Exams, there are many things you need to consider since Exam structures and syllabus contents have slightly changed. Let me highLight something here.

1. For O Level Combined Science 

- it's slightly different from Intergrated Science 

- there are new added topics like Peanut Butter Production 

- there were news that Alternative to Practical (Paper 3) was replaced with actual practical exams 

2. For O Level Mathematics (General)

- the  exam structure has changed, e.g. You now have 4 options in Section B of Paper 2

- added concepts e.g. Compound Interest

- there is no longer non calculator / calculator version. The syllabus changed from 4028 to 4030 and now has a new code 4024 if my memory serves me well

3. For A Level Mathemtaics 

- Pure Maths is now separate subjects. So if you were avoiding paper 2, you have to look into the new syllabi and add principles you didn't know 

4. For O Level Religious Studies and A Level Divinity 

- the subject has changed to Family and Religious Studies 

- content of the syllabus has changed and many things have been added

These are not the only subjects that were affected, almost every subject was affected including English Language. 

Make sure you prepare the exam according to new syllabi