A number of Mission Schools run by Churches in Zimbabwe have applied to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education for permission to “transition” to private schools. Churches run 7.14% and 11.91% of Zimbabwe’s primary and secondary schools respectively, according to a Primary and Secondary Education Statistics Report for 2022 – Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education) Which schools that have privatised, and the implication of the change in status. This is when mission schools migrate their systems to become purely private. This means they will no longer be regulated by government in setting up their fee structure, curriculum and the deployment of teachers. In 2021, The Anglican Church Diocese of Manicaland Province said it planned to privatise half a dozen mission schools “to improve the quality of education at the institutions”. This move has faced strong resistance from key stakeholders including parents and community members. Below are some of the mission schools that have been slated for privatisation. Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education FEATURED