adminEducationists have commended Government efforts of improving and expanding infrastructure in schools, a move that has yielded positive results in improving literacy levels.
Former minister and veteran educationist, Dr Sikhanyiso Ndlovu said the building of schools and improving of learning infrastructure had contributed to the decline in school drop-out rates.
“Many schools have been built by the Government. There were many children who were not attending school because of issues of distance to the nearest school, but these cases seem to have dropped and that is why we now have a 99 percent completion rate of primary education.”
Dr Ndlovu said it was also important for the Government to consider reintroduction of feeding schemes in rural primary schools since hunger was hindering some children from attending school.
University of Zimbabwe lecturer in the department of technical education, Dr Peter Kwaira also hailed the Government for introducing various policies that improved the education system.
“The new regulations and policies introduced by Government to ensure that pupils are not turned away from school have increased the literacy rate. The regulations have also made parents oblige to send their children to school,” he said.
Zimbabwe is riding on high literacy gains and reports show that more children are now completing primary education.
The achievements are in line with the Millennium Development Goal number 2 that compels governments to achieve a universal access to primary education for children of school going ages.
Tinaye Agere
Online Reporter