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Over 10,000 students in Zanzibar never resumed classes after Covid-19 14 holiday ​​​​​​​MORE than 10, 000 students in Zanzibar have never resumed classes when schools re-opened mid last year after closure due to the spread of Covid-19, according to new data released recently by the government in collaboration with other authorities. That number includes students from pre, primary and secondary schools in both Unguja and Pemba Islands, whereby 5,570 were male and 4,772 female. The study was carried out across the Indian Ocean archipelago by the Zanzibar's Ministry of State, Presi...

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THE STANDARD EDITORIAL Pupils at a library at Koyaya village, Kabondo Kasipul in Homabay County. [Denish Ochieng, Standard] Reported fears and concerns among parents and guardians over the potential effects of long holidays on their children are not unfounded. A circular to all regional, county and sub-county directors of education from the Ministry of Education states that Grade Four pupils will remain at home. According to the circular, only Pre-Primary 1 and 2, Grade One to Three, Standard Five to Seven and Form One to Three learners resume classes next week. During the ten-month stay at h...