ECZ Examinations Fees 2023 | Registration Fees 2023

The Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ) Examinations fees 2023: Grade 7 Composite Examination 2023, Junior Secondary School Leaving Exam 2023, School Certificate (G12) Examination 2023, Grade 9 External Examination 2023, and General Certificate of Education (GCE) Examination 2023.

OVERVIEW

An Act of Parliament established the Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ) in 1983 to set and conduct examinations and award certificates to successful candidates.  Before this enactment, the Ministry of Education and Culture under the Examinations Section used to conduct the examinations.  After the enactment, the section continued to perform the function of conducting the examinations while simultaneously developing an institutional framework and job descriptions.

The full launch and operationalization of the Examinations Council of Zambia were in 1987 as a semi-autonomous public institution (Parastatal). Prior to the establishment of the Council, the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate in the United Kingdom was the examining and awarding body. The syndicate’s examinations catered to many countries and consequently, it was not easy for such examinations to reflect the needs of Zambia. The country was subject to the curricula, syllabi, and regulations of the syndicate with little say in the general policy of the syndicate examinations. In view of this, it became necessary to reach a decision to localize School Certificate examinations. Consequential to this was the need to develop capacity in the construction, administration, and marking of examinations. This gave rise to the establishment of the Examinations Council of Zambia.

The Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ) is pleased to announce the examination fees for the various examinations for 2023. The ECZ Examination/registration fee is the amount a candidate must pay to get registered for the year’s examinations. Candidates sitting for the year’s examination can check the examination fees online before proceeding to apply for the examination.

Following the Government pronouncement of free education in Public and Grant Aided schools, the following is the guidance with regard to payment of examination fees; The following shall not pay examination fees:

1. Candidates in Public Schools;
2. Candidates in Grant Aided schools.

Candidates in private schools shall pay the following amounts as examination fees:

Name of Examination	Amount (K)
Grade 7 Composite Examination	60
Junior Secondary School Leaving Exam	160
School Certificate (G12) Examination	440

Candidates for the Grade 9 External and General Certificate of Education (GCE) Examination are required to pay the following examination fees:

Name of Examination	Subject Fee (K)	Entry Fee (K)
Grade 9 External Examination	25	15
General Certificate of Education (GCE) Examination	120	75

All examination fees must be paid through the Payment Gateway, as stated in the 2023 Guidelines and Regulations for Registration of Candidates. Please note that payment of examination fees in any other ways not stipulated in the Guidelines causes the registration process to remain incomplete. The ECZ shall not entertain any.

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