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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Zimbabwe still has a long way to go to clear a deficit of over 25 000 teachers as only 3 904 teachers have been recruited so far this year.<\/p>\n

The deficit may balloon as teachers are quitting the profession citing poor remuneration.<\/p>\n

In a Ministerial Statement presented to legislators in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Primary and Secondary Education Minister, Evelyn Ndlovu said:<\/p>\n

The Public Service Commission authorised 10 000 posts initially and reduced that number to 5 000 posts for the year 2022 with Treasury concurrence.<\/p>\n

Of the 5 000 posts, 3 904 have been filled and the balance of 1 096 will be filled in September 2022. In addition to this, another 1 454 attrition posts have since been filled.<\/p>\n

At present, there are 10 100 schools in the country with an enrolment of more than 4.6 million pupils and an establishment of 136 000 teachers.<\/p>\n

The teacher-pupil ratio for ECD is 1: 25 pupils, junior school, 1:40, lower to secondary 1:33, O level 1:30, and A\u2019 level, 1:20.<\/p>\n

However, an acute shortage of classrooms and teachers has meant that the recommended teacher-pupil remains a mirage.<\/p>\n

The Government had announced that it would recruit 10 000 teachers in 2022 only to later revise the figure to 5 000.<\/p>\n

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