In its drive to improve primary school education standards, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has appointed and accredited 201 inspectors. The inspectors will be responsible for inspecting both public and private primary schools across the country. Speaking Monday in Mzuzu when he opened a weeklong training for the newly accredited inspectors from […]
Government through the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology says is set to open first district boarding secondary school in Machinga on Monday January 13 2020. Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Dr. William Susuwele Banda disclosed the good tidings on Friday. “The construction of Machinga Secondary School is completed. The Ministry has therefore selected […]
The Minister of Education, Science and Technology Dr. Williams Susuwele Banda says all students who have been selected to various public secondary schools across the country during the second selection were selected based on merit. Susuwele Banda made the sentiments after the Quota Must Fall Movement noted that the second selection list which was released […]
Government has issued a stern warning to students who vandalise public school property that they risk serious disciplinary action. Secretary for Education, Science and Techology Justin Saidi says the latest of such malpractices are the destruction of property at Rumphi, Blantyre, Thyolo and Lunzu secondary schools. “[The ministry] will ensure that such perpetrators of vandalism […]
Education authorities have closed down Lunzu secondary school after rioting students burnt the school hall and another room. Reports say the students were rioting against diet at the school. Other reports indicate that there were differences between Form 4 and Form 2 students. The head teacher of the school refused to comment on the matter. […]
Government has agreed to abolish quota system in the selection of students into public secondary schools. But quota system in the selection of students into public universities remains in force. According to a statement co-signed by secretary for Education Justin Saidi and Reverend Levi Nyondo, the general secretary for CCAP Synod of Livingstonia, national secondary […]
Government is geared to recruit 500 secondary school teachers in order to reduce teacher-student ratio. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, William Susuwele Banda disclosed this Friday in Lilongwe when he made a Ministerial Statement on the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in the 2019/2020 Fiscal year. He said to improve the quality of learning […]
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has been given a lion’s share in the 2019/20 National Budget presented by the Minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha in Parliament on Monday with K172.8 billion allocated from K142,2 billion in the last fiscal year. Described by educationists as action-packed budget for the sector, Mwanamvekha announced that K9 billion has […]
Minister of Education Science and Technology, Dr William Susuwele Banda has warned teachers in various schools in the country to stop frightening students but rather inspire them to potentially achieve their goals. He issued a warning in Blantyre Friday during a graduation ceremony of 39 Secondary School Teachers who underwent a six week course in […]
Minister of Education Science and Technology, Dr. William Susuwele Banda Friday said his Ministry will start investing heavily in technical education saying this is the only way the country could develop. Speaking at a graduation ceremony of 39 secondary school teachers who have completed six-week training in Technical Education at the Malawi Polytechnic, he said […]
Minister of Education, Science and Technology William Susuwele Banda has expressed concern with the 2019 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) Examination results which shows the pass rate has decreased by 12.9 percent compared to last year and the lowest in the past nine years. Susuwele Banda disclosed that only half of those who sat […]
Almost half of the candidates who sat for this year’s Malawi School Certificate of Examination (MSCE) have failed, further raising debate of education standards in the country. According to Malawi National Examination Board (Maneb), out of the 92 867 candidates who sat for the examination, 46 771 have passed, representing a 50. 36 per cent […]
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has clarified that selection of students into public secondary schools has been done strictly on merit. The ministry said in a statement made available to Nyasa Times by Principal Secretary Justin Saidi that the selection of Form One students to national secondary schools has not segregated children from the northern […]
Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) examinations results have shown an improvement in primary education in the country, according to results released by Malawi National Examination Board (MANEB) in conjunction with the Ministry of Education,Science and Technology (MoEST) with 77.46 per cent pass rate. Minister of Education, Science and Technology, William Susuwele Banda told a […]
The International Child Rights Organization, UNICEF, has donated 25 motorcycles to the ministry of education for school inspection. Speaking during the ceremony UNICEF Chief of Education and Adolescents Section, Kimazi Muthengi said the handover of the motor bikes is part of UNICEF support in ensuring that districts are able to continuously inspect and supervise schools […]
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Principal Secretary Justin Saidi, has conceded that there names of deceased teachers appearing on the list of 20 210 teachers it has promoted last week. “It is true that there are some names if the list of teachers who are dead,” said Saidi after social media revelations of “ghost […]
Government has miserably failed to resolve gaps existing in the education sector, 54 years after gaining independence from Britain in 1964, findings of a recent study say. The study was conducted by local and international education experts, including lecturers at the University of Strathcylide of the United Kingdom (UK), University of Aberdeen, UK, and the […]
Secretary for Education, Science and Technology, Justin Saidi has commended Norway for its support towards the education sector in the country. He was speaking at Nthulu Primary School in Dedza on Tuesday when The Royal Norwegian Ambassador to Malawi, Steinar Egil Hagen visited the school to appreciate success stories under Joint Programme on Girls Education […]