Gale and political-military tension affect final exams in the country

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Gale and political-military tension affect final exams in the country

5:21 CAT | 18 Nov 2016

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More than 760 primary schools in the province of Maputo attend classes in the open air, following the damage caused by the gale that affected the southern region of the country last October.

The fact was revealed yesterday in Maputo by Ministry of Education and Human Development (MINEDH) spokesman Ivan Collison at a press conference to announce preliminary data on the final examinations that began on Monday.

According to Collison, this contributed to the fact that the exams of the 7th class, originally scheduled for the 28th, 29th and 30th, were anticipated for the 25th, 28th and 29th of this month. The change in the calendar is intended to avoid carrying out exams in the open air.

In total there are 766 classes, from full primary schools, which study in the open, in the province of Maputo lone, due to the damages caused by the windstorm.

“On 30 November we would have the 10th grade exams to coincide with those of the 7th grade, so, to avoid overcrowding, we decided to anticipate those in the primary school,” Collison said.

On average, the primary school classes in the country’s public schools are composed of 60 students, which leads to the conclusion that at least 45 thousand students are studying in the province of Maputo.

The gale that occurred in late October affected 80 classrooms and 12 sanitary units, in addition to destroying 350 homes. This calamity killed at least 14 people and about 160 contracted wounds in the city and province of Maputo.

In Zambezia, close to 300 primary school students missed the final exams for the 2016 academic year due to military instability. Data from MINEDH indicate that these are 2nd class students assigned to six schools in Mulevala, Mugeba and Mocuba districts.

“In the province of Zambézia, 292 students were not able to take exams for situations related to military incidents,” a MINEDH spokesman told reporters.

“Let’s have the second call, which starts from Monday. We hope the situation will be safe so that our students can go to school and take the exams, “added Collison.

On the first day, 362,010 students were subject to exams nationwide in second-grade and adult literacy.

Source: O País