Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Professor Paul Mavima has said that the country needs to build at least another 2056 new schools for education to be accessible to everyone. However, the minister said that he expects 100 new schools to be built this calendar year as well as 66 laboratories which will be added to the already existing schools.
Speaking at the handover the Zimbabwe-China Friendship High School in Hatcliffe which was built by the Chinese government, Mavhima said:
According to a survey, the ministry undertook in 2013, we are in need of 2056 new schools throughout the country. Additionally, infrastructure in the form of science laboratories, technical and vocational workshops and any child facilities are needed,
Without adequate infrastructure, it will result in education being inaccessible.
Deputy Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Zhaong Baogang said:
This is a very densely populated community, so many people live here and there are so many houses so I believe this was the right choice to build a school here.
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