Zambia: Monitor Private Schools, President Orders Ministry

President Rupiah Banda has advised the Ministry of Education to pay serious attention to privately-run schools that are low on quality, efficiency, purpose and focus. Mr Banda said the Government would collaborate with organisations like Horizon Educational Trust in pursuit of quality education for all children regardless of their colour, creed, race and tribe. He commended private educational institutions that had excelled in the provision and promotion of quality education.

Mr Banda said the Government was continuously reviewing the national educational policy to make it more responsive towards the needs of the people. "Stakeholders in education development are being consulted countrywide in this review process to ensure that the future of our children remains bright.