FULL TEXT: EMAP 2026 Form 1 Boarding School Applications Announcement

Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education

Important information for Parents and Guardians: 2026 Form 1 Boarding School Applications

5 November 2025.

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has opened the online application platform (eMAP) for 2026 Form 1 boarding places. The platform can be accessed via the following link: www.emap.co.zw/Form1Enrol

The platform will close on 31 December 2025. You may apply to a maximum of five schools. The system treats all five choices equally; it is a list, not a ranked order.

Please understand the following process and its consequences:

• When a school offers your child a place, you will receive an SMS.
• The Instant your child is accepted by one school, all other pending applications are automatically cancelled. Your child can on, hold one boarding place at a time.

A Critical Waming on Declining Offers

If you choose to decline an offer, you must be aware of the following:

1. The place will be immediately offered to another applicant
2. You cannot reclaim it
3. Declining an offer is a final decision. It is a risk that may result in your child securing no boarding place at all.

Boarding places are limited. Apply for schools you are genuinely willing for your child to attend. If you receive an offer, consider it carefully.

The Ministry will not be responsible for placements lost due to declined offers. Government has enough Form I day school vacancies for every pupil so have alternative day school arrangements in place.

Please be guided accordingly

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