REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

STATEMENT ON THE COMPLETION OF THE TEACHER

RECRUITMENT PROCESS PRESENTED BY HON. DOUGLAS
SYAKALIMA MP. MINISTER OF EDUCATION

24TH JANUARY 2024

FOLLOWING THE PRESS CONFERENCE HELD ON 4TH JANUARY 2024

WHERE I ANNOUNCED THE POSTPONEMENT OF SCHOOL OPENING

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FROM 8TH JANUARY 2024 TO 29TH JANUARY 2024 DUE TO THE
CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN THE COUNTRY, THE MINISTRY OF
HEALTH HAS SINCE BEEN MONITORING THE EPIDEMIC SITUATION.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE
DIRECTORATE OF STANDARDS ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
AND SCHOOL HEALTH AND NUTRITION HAS BEEN CONDUCTING
SCHOOL INSPECTIONS IN ALL THE 10 PROVINCES WITH FOCUS ON
LUSAKA DISTRICT WHICH IS THE CHOLERA EPICENTER. THE
PURPOSE HAS BEEN TO ASCERTAIN THEIR READINESS TO OPEN
SCHOOLS IN THE MIDST OF THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC.
IN VIEW OF THE OF CHOLERA CASES WHICH HAVE SPREAD TO
OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, THE NATIONAL DISASTER
MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AT A
MEETING HELD THIS MORNING WEDNESDAY 24TH JANUARY 2024,
THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION WAS GUIDED TO FURTHER
POSTPONE THE OPENING DATE TO 12TH FEBRUARY 2024.
IN ORDER TO RECOVER THE LOST TIME, THE SCHOOL CALENDAR
FOR 2024 (FOR ALL PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AIDED AND COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES) HAS BEEN ADJUSTED AS FOLLOWS:
1. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES WILL OPEN FOR TERM ONE ON
MONDAY 12TH FEBRUARY 2024 AND WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY
26TH APRIL 2024.
2. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES WILL OPEN FOR TERM TWO ON
MONDAY 6TH MAY 2024 AND WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY 9TH
AUGUST 2024.
3. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES WILL OPEN FOR TERM THREE ON
MONDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 2024 AND WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY
6TH DECEMBER 2024.
THE MINISTRY WISHES TO INFORM THE NATION THAT
ALTERNATIVE MODES OF LEARNING THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN
PLACE BY THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION SHOULD BE UTILIZED TO
ENSURE THAT LEARNERS ARE KEPT CONSTRUCTIVELY BUSY.
LET’S WORK TOGETHER TO FIGHT CHOLERA. MAY GOD BLESS
YOU. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION.

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