25 Aug 2026

The entire junior secondary curriculum has been evaluated in preparations for syllabus review in 2027. Answering a question in Parliament, the assistant Minister of Child Welfare and Basic Education, Mr Justin Hunyepa noted that the Junior Certificate syllabus currently in schools was revised in 2010 and on the other hand, the computer studies syllabus currently used in senior secondary schools was introduced in 1997. He said it was then revised in 2021 and it was part of the ongoing re-configuration of senior secondary curriculum to STEAM based education to be implemented in phases starting from January 2027. Mr Hunyepa also admitted that the ministry was aware of the situation, however the figure was not 90 per cent, citing that the available information indicated that approximately 46 per cent of senior teacher I, computer awareness posts were occupied by teachers who were not specifically trained in Information Technology. “It is important to clarify that the computer awareness at Junior Secondary School level was designed as a non-examinable, introductory computer awareness programme rather than specialist Computer Studies subject,” he noted.ENDS