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education milestone for southerton as first secondary school nears completion story by fungai jachiprivate sector players have expressed strong interest in continuing to invest in school infrastructure development to support the government’s goal of ensuring that every community has a school within a five-kilometre radius.this comes as the first secondary school to service harare’s southerton suburb is nearing completion and expected to enrol form one learners beginning in january next year.the school authorities are confident that the school will provide quality and relevant education for learners in the 21st century.“there are 30 classrooms and four science labs. we also have a library.
next year we will enrol form one learners and we give assurances that we will provide quality and relevant education.
as the private sector, we will continue to complement the government in the education sector,” harvard junior school’s head, mrs loice magweba said.the local political leadership has applauded the private sector for embracing government’s mantra, nyika inovakwa nevene vayo/ilizwe lakiwa ngabanikazi balo philosophy, while the residents are equally excited about the development.“seeing government and the private sector working together is exciting because it fosters development,” zanu pf central committee member, cde maureen nyemba noted.“this comes as a relief to us as parents because our children will have a school close by,” a resident said.“we no longer have to worry about the safety of children while using public transport to go to school because a lot was happening between home and school.
this shows that slowly but surely, we are developing as a nation because investment in the education sector is critical,” another added.speaking after touring the school, minister of primary and secondary education, honourable torerayi moyo, commended the progress made under the public-private partnership model.“the government and the private sector are working together and this has boosted investment in education. we have seen an influx in the construction of schools through this collaboration. what we want is modern infrastructure and quality, equitable, inclusive and relevant education in these schools.
it is exciting that this area will have a secondary school, bringing relief to learners,” he said.zimbabwe has constructed more than 600 new schools since 2022 and the government has set a target to construct 120 schools this year, a target that might be surpassed by year end, according to minister moyo. private sector players have expressed strong interest in continuing to invest in school infrastructure development to support the government’s goal of ensuring that every community has a school within a five-kilometre radius. this comes as the first secondary school to service harare’s southerton suburb is nearing completion and expected to enrol form one learners beginning in january next year.
the school authorities are confident that the school will provide quality and relevant education for learners in the 21st century. “there are 30 classrooms and four science labs. we also have a library. next year we will enrol form one learners and we give assurances that we will provide quality and relevant education. as the private sector, we will continue to complement the government in the education sector,” harvard junior school’s head, mrs loice magweba said. the local political leadership has applauded the private sector for embracing government’s mantra, nyika inovakwa nevene vayo/ilizwe lakiwa ngabanikazi balo philosophy, while the residents are equally excited about the development.
“seeing government and the private sector working together is exciting because it fosters development,” zanu pf central committee member, cde maureen nyemba noted. “this comes as a relief to us as parents because our children will have a school close by,” a resident said. “we no longer have to worry about the safety of children while using public transport to go to school because a lot was happening between home and school. this shows that slowly but surely, we are developing as a nation because investment in the education sector is critical,” another added. speaking after touring the school, minister of primary and secondary education, honourable torerayi moyo, commended the progress made under the public-private partnership model.
“the government and the private sector are working together and this has boosted investment in education. we have seen an influx in the construction of schools through this collaboration. what we want is modern infrastructure and quality, equitable, inclusive and relevant education in these schools. it is exciting that this area will have a secondary school, bringing relief to learners,” he said. source: zbc news
