All Zimbabwean Schools To Adopt Heritage-Based Curriculum By 2027 – Minister

Primary and Secondary Education Minister Torerayi Moyo has said all schools in Zimbabwe will be required to adopt the Heritage-Based Curriculum (HBC) as their main syllabus starting in 2027.

The HBC is designed to produce graduates who are not just “job seekers” but “job creators,” by basing learning on Zimbabwe’s natural and cultural resources.

Speaking in the Senate last week, Minister Moyo said that Zimbabwe currently runs three main types of curricula.

Firstly, government, council, and mission schools mainly follow the Heritage-Based Curriculum.

Secondly, some private and trust schools offer both the HBC and the Cambridge curriculum, which is administered by Cambridge Assessment International Education.

Thirdly, a few international schools, including the Harare International School, follow the International Baccalaureate (IB), a globally recognised programme based in Geneva, Switzerland, for expatriate and diplomatic families. Said Minister Moyo:

“As of now, we have three curricula. The Heritage-Based Curriculum is taught in Government schools, council schools and church schools.

“Other private schools offer Heritage-Based Curriculum. We also have what we call the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and independent colleges and other private schools that offer Cambridge.

“We also look at Harare International School, which is for the children of ambassadors. They have what they call the International Baccalaureate, which they use.

“If we are to look at this law, the Bill was presented to Cabinet, and we said that all the schools in the country are supposed to teach the Heritage-Based Curriculum.”

Minister Moyo said that schools wishing to continue offering the Cambridge curriculum will need to submit a formal application to the Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education, detailing how they plan to implement it alongside the mandatory national syllabus.

He added that the policy change was prompted by concerns that some schools were overlooking Zimbabwe’s history and indigenous languages.

More: The Herald

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