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Jenista Mhagama, Deputy Minister for Education and Vocational Training
Tanzania government may soon release the much awaited national education policy that aims to monitor, control and direct education system in the country after it received approval from the cabinet this year, The Guardian has learnt.
The policy will also see the formation of Basic Education Regulatory Authority (BERA) that will streamline the passage of pupils from primary to secondary education.
The revelation was made mid this week by the Deputy Minister for Education and Vocational Training, Jenista Mhagama in an exclusive interview with this paper.
The Deputy Minister said the ministry hopes that through such policy, education system in the country will be improved.
She said BERA, will clarify all the requirements needed once a pupil completes primary education and is supposed to join secondary school.
"There are a lot of issues currently surrounding the passage mark from primary to secondary education. In some cases pupils who plan to join private schools sit for interviews before national examinations results are released, causing concerns from some stakeholders." She said.
In 1995 the government established education policy intended to decentralize education, improve the quality of education, and expand provision of education by promoting science and technology.
The present policy does not prohibit private schools to conduct form one registration before the national Standard Seven results are out but forcing the government to conduct second and third selections at short notices to fill gaps in public secondary schools.
According to her, BERA will monitor and supervise such registration to ensure that public and private schools continue to enroll students without inconveniences
"I'm sure that through the application of institutions within the education policy, schools will provide competent students limiting the current problems associated with students' registration in private schools" she clarified.
The government has recently said it is considering bringing to an end private schools form registration exercise conducted before the National Standard Seven results are out because it creates inconveniences it creates when selecting students to join or public schools.
Regional Administration and Local Government (PMORALG), Deputy Minister Kassim Majaliwa also opted on instituting measures that directs municipal directors to control Form One registration process before standard seven results are announced.
He said the current form one registration exercise force the government to conduct the second and third selections at short notice to fill gaps in public secondary schools every year which is costly.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
