Shock as over 4 500 learners fall pregnant

OVER 4 500 students dropped out of school around the country last year after falling pregnant, with at least 150 in primary school, a Cabinet minister has said, amid calls for the government to ensure girls stay in school.

Primary and Secondary Education minister Edgar Moyo revealed the statistics in Parliament on Wednesday after he was quizzed by Mashonaland West Proportional Representative MP Mutsa Murombedzi, about school dropouts in the country.

“The ministry collects and collates such data on an annual basis and it is recorded in our Education Management Information System report shared with all stakeholders.

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