Mutanda Primary School
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Mutanda Primary School is a day school located within Sakubva high density township in Mutare
, Zimbabwe
. It is one of the primary school that has the largest intake. Students typically walk to school, in some instances students walk long distances to school.
and English
taught as a subject, but transition to all reading and writing in English by Grade 3. The government curriculum is used with prescribed textbooks all in English. The seven years of primary school ends with the national four subject Grade 7 examinations in Mathematics, English, Shona or Ndebele and Content, which is a combination of sciences and social sciences.
Mutare
Mutare is the fourth largest city in Zimbabwe, with a population of around 170,000. It is the capital of Manicaland province.-History:...
, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
. It is one of the primary school that has the largest intake. Students typically walk to school, in some instances students walk long distances to school.
Location
The school coordinates are 18° 59' 49.58" S, 32° 37' 57.63" E and is at 1051m elevation. It is located in Chineta Road close to Mutare airport on the south western side of Sakubva high density township. At the school, across Chineta Road is Ellise Gladhill Secondary School. There is Rushingo Secondary School on the western side and across the stream on the north there is Chisamba Single section of Sakubva township. Access to the school is through Chineta Road.Education System
The school has Grades 1-7 children mostly from within Sakubva township. They varies from six years old to about thirteen years old at grade seven. Students begin learning in ShonaShona
Shona may refer to:*Shona people, a Southern African people*Shona language, a Bantu language spoken By Shona people*Eilean Shona, a Scottish island*Shona...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
taught as a subject, but transition to all reading and writing in English by Grade 3. The government curriculum is used with prescribed textbooks all in English. The seven years of primary school ends with the national four subject Grade 7 examinations in Mathematics, English, Shona or Ndebele and Content, which is a combination of sciences and social sciences.