Paul Phiri is a double orphan; his mother died in 2006 and his father in 2010.He now lives in a full house with his grandmother, uncles, aunts, cousins, brother and sister.
Paul sat for his grade 7 exams in 2017 passing with a good score of 719.However when he went to Kapita to collect his a letter from the school offering him a place he was told by the Head Teacher that the letter had been lost. We are not sure why this was not chased up or a place found at the first or any other school but Paul decided to repeat his grade 7 year. In 2018 he sat for the exams for a second time and scored an aggregate score of 768. This gained him a place at Chizongwe Technical Secondary School in Chipata. Chizongwe is one of the best boys’ schools in the Eastern Province.
Here are Paul’s results for the 2018 Grade 7 exam:
Paul Phiri | Grade 7 | |
Marks | Grade | |
English | 116 | 1 |
Social Studies | 112 | 2 |
Mathematics | 139 | 1 |
Integrated Science | 123 | 1 |
Zambian Language | 139 | 1 |
Special Paper I | 119 | 1 |
Special paper II | 131 | 1 |
Creative and Technology Studies | 117 | 1 |
Total Marks | 996 | |
Aggregate (best 6 inc Eng) | 768 |
You can get an idea of which subjects the pupil likes or is good at by looking at his or her marks. English and mathematics are obvious but you might like an explanation of the other subjects. Social and Development Studies is all about geography, history and civics. Zambian Language is the study of one of the many languages used in Zambia; in this area it is Chinyanja. Creative and Technology Studies is a mix or practical subjects such as arts and crafts. The marks may also indicate the type person, especially when it comes to the Special Papers; Special Paper 1 is a simple and basic IQ test based on English and Maths logic and Special Paper 2 is a basic visual IQ test based on patterns.