The Examinations Council of Zambia wishes to notify all stakeholders and the general public that registration of candidates for the 2022 Examinations at Grade 7 Composite levels is stated below.
Note that registration is being done online through our Online Candidate Registration System (OCRS) which has been open since Monday, 10th January 2022 for schools and exam Centres to register candidates.
Candidates in examination classes are advised to complete their registration for the 2022 Examinations in the remaining time before the stipulated deadline by making necessary payments (Where applicable) and submitting details.
This is to allow ALL eligible candidates to be registered for the 2022 Examinations and verify their entries at the Centres.
GRADE 7 CANDIDATE REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
1.1.1 Registration of the Grade 7 candidates for the 2021/2022 Examination will be done through the Online Candidate Registration System (OCRS). This is a system that has been designed to allow for the registration of candidates at school and district levels.
1.1.2 An intending candidate becomes a bonafide candidate only after he/she has been correctly entered by the Head of a registered Examination Centre and confirmed by the Examinations Council of Zambia through the final register.
ELIGIBILITY
Candidates entering for the Grade 7 Examination must have completed Seven years of Primary Education as per requirements of the Zambian Curriculum.
ENTRIES
1.3.1. All pupils on the school register in Grade 6 must be entered for the examination even if they are on suspension, are sick in hospital or even away from school for whatever reason.
1.3.2. Transferred Grade 6 pupils must be entered for the examination by the school where they were transferred to.
PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES
1.4.1. The Head teachers/Centre Coordinators are advised to strictly follow the guidelines for the registration of candidates enclosed herewith and in the OCRS Manual.
1.4.2. The Provincial Education Officers and District Education Board Secretaries should ensure that checklists are used to verify that all registered examination centres have presented candidates on the printed and signed Provisional Candidate registers from the schools/centres.
1.4.3. Only provisional candidate registers printed after verification and signed by the candidates should be submitted to the Examinations Council of Zambia together with Special Educational Needs Reports and Centre subject totals for each centre.
1.4.4. Verification of data is one quality control measure which ensures that all candidates have been registered. You are therefore urged not to skip any of the verification processes as outlined in the manual.
GRADE 7 COMPOSITE EXAM REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR YEAR 2022
Applicants are required to take note of the application deadline below:
- Grade 7 Composite Exam Registration 2022 is scheduled to commence on Monday, 10th January 2022 and close on Monday, 28th February 2022.
- The Examination registration Portal is expected to shut down on the same date at 11:59 PM.
- There will be NO FURTHER EXTENSION on the closing date.
- Further, we wish to notify you that the ECZ Statements of Results for 2021 Examinations will be made available for access on our e-Statement Platform.
GRADE 9 INTERNAL AND SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAM REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR YEAR 2022
Applicants are required to take note of the application deadline below:
- Grade 9 Internal and School Certificate Examination Exam Registration 2022 is scheduled to commence on Monday, 10th January 2022 and close on Monday, 28th February 2022.
- The Examination registration Portal is expected to shut down on the same date at 11:59 PM.
- There will be NO EXTENSION to the registration of Candidates after the closing date.
- To start your registration, see the ECZ Examination Registration Forms 2022 – Instructions & Guidelines