Melinda Kusemachibi
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) has released a new education calendar that would see schools opening on February 7, 2022 in a staggered format and close on April 7, 2022 for the first term in what seems to be a short term before the second term begins on May 3.
The amended school calendar was released on February 1, 2022 after schools’ opening was delayed due to rising Covid-19 cases though a section of society speculated that the reason behind the delays was the late marking of Grade 7 examinations, with results yet to be released.
“Following the announcement by government that schools can open from February 7 and MoPSEZim released the new school calendar as follows Term 1: 07/02/2022- 07/04/2022, Term 2: 03/05/2022- 04/08/2022, Term 3: 05/09/2022- 08/12/2022,” read a tweet on the MoPSE Twitter handle.
However, some parents reacted to the school calendar questioning the time frame at which grade7 results will be released.
“When are they going to release the grade 7 results? Should not the form ones start when schools are opened?” said a parent in Masvingo.
In a recent announcement, Acting Minister of Health and Child Care, Professor Aaron Murwira said schools can open after one week of finalizing all opening preparations by both school administrators and parents.
“The general school calendar starts on February 07, 2022 following one week of finalizing all reopening preparations by both schools’ administrators and parents,” he said in a press statement.
