Bye Std VII exams, English; Karibu Kiswahili in studies
President Jakaya Kikwete is briefed by Majani ya Chai Secondary School Form Four student Juma Hussein during the Head of State’s visit to a Biology laboratory after the launch of new education guidelines in Dar es Salaam . Right is Form Two student Justine Erastus. PHOTO | VENANCE NESTORY
What you need to know:
Tanzania introduces new policy that extends basic education to eleven years from the current seven
After listening to stakeholders and gauging the performance of the education sector over the years, the government has come up with an education plan which overhauls the entire education system
The policy makes Kiswahili the medium of instruction from primary school to university level, thereby ditching English —which has dominated Tanzania’s education system
