Education Transition Fund begins to bear fruit

The effects of the Education Transition Fund that was poured into the procurement of text books for primary schools are now being felt.

Gwanyani Primary school in Plumtree is one example – with an increased pass rate and more children turning up for school.

“Children are now coming to school. Even though there is yet to be a marked improvement in terms of the pass rate, it is now clear that the children are motivated and are attending lessons,” said the school Deputy Headmaster.

All primary schools in the country benefited from the Ministry of Education’s text book programme – the largest ever in the country’s history.

Children are no longer sharing books – the ratio is now one student per book on major subjects such as mathematics, Shona and English.

The years of decline in the education sector are however, still being felt at the school that is close to the country’s border with Botswana.

In 2008 the country recorded its lowest pass rate of 30 percent. In 2010 there was an increase to 39 percent.

“We are still to get back to the years before the decline but I believe we will get there,” said the deputy head.

Motivation or teachers and a desire by parents for their children to learn are the keys to improving the pass rate at the school, which stood at above 90 percent in 2000.

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