Story by Fungai Jachi
THE Government says it remains committed to fulfilling its top priorities in the education sector, with funds for the construction of at least 80 new schools having been availed.
In response to a motion moved in the National Assembly on the state of infrastructure in schools as well as the teacher-pupil ratio among other issues, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Honourable Torerai Moyo who presented a ministerial statement in Parliament this Tuesday, assured legislators that the construction of schools is on course as funds have been availed.
“In the 2025 school calendar, we have secured adequate resources to construct new schools. We are targeting not less than 120 new schools including 30 new schools, we have already received funding from the Ministry of Finance through the Building Society and they will be distributed to all the provinces. We have a partner who has offered us funding for 50 schools. 40-day schools and 10 boarding schools. We are constructing climate-proof schools,” he said.
He also gave an update on the recruitment of teachers and registration of satellite schools.
“We are going to recruit 8 000 teachers but we are going to do it in two phases with at least 3 000 set to be recruited in the second term and the balance in the third term. One of our major priorities is to ensure we register satellite schools so far we have registered 500 and we are prioritising registering more,” Honourable Moyo said.
The Second Republic has taken a deliberate stance to improve the education sector, with the construction of schools and expansion of existing ones, improvement of the curriculum and the welfare of teachers being among its top priorities.
Last year, 104 schools were built countrywide, thereby reducing the deficit.
