Recently in the press, Siganda villagers in the Bubi district of Matabeleland North attributed the low pass rate at primary and secondary schools in the area on recruitment of teeachers from other regions who were not familiar with the local language.
The locals who said they preferred local teachers, accused the teachers who were not from the region for failing to connect with pupils in class contributing to leaners failing dismally.
According to a concillor for ward 7 Elliot Gwayi, "pass rates have been very low in the past few years and the trend continues."
He said children were willing to learn but those who failed struggled to supplement and ended up being lost in the community.
This has not been the only incident in Matabeleland concerning teachers from other regions contributing to a low pass rate in schools in the region.
Some pressure groups in Matabeleland such as the Mthwakazi Youth leaders joint resolution had also attributed marginalisation as one of the contributory factors.
According to the group, the low pass rate in Matabeleland schools was due to teachers who came from Mashonaland and other parts of the country, to teach children in Matabeleland. These teachers would not be fluent in Ndebele enough to teach pupils such that the pupils would struggle in achieving good grades.
According to the pressure group, one evidence of this was at Makuzeze Primary School in Mangwe District which recorded only one pass at the 2012 Grade Seven examinations and the villagers believed the acting acting headmaster, Victoria Pasipanodya was liable for the problems bedeviling the school.
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