Education

CONTACT DETAILS:

Mr. Davies Kalumbi

Acting Education Secretary
The United Church of Zambia Synod HQs,
United Church House, 1st Floor, Plot No. 8, Mosi – O – Tunya Rd
P.O. Box 50122, Ridgeway
15101. LUSAKA. Zambia
TEL: +260 211250641.
Email :uczsynod@zamnet.zm

Website: https://uczsynod.org

ADMINISTRATION

NAME OF THE ACTING EDUATION SECRETARY: Mr.Davies Kalumbi

Mr. Kalumbi is the outgoing Headteacher at Kafue Secondary School.He took over from Keith Wadell.Keith was a mission partner and an educationalist having taught in Scotland, Denmark, Zimbabwe and Zambia. He was a Mission Partner from the Church of Scotland and has served for 10 years in Central Province and 12 years in Western Province before being appointed in 2016. He is married to Ida and has 5 children and 5 grandchildren.

NAME OF SECRETARY TO ES: Ms. Ruth Tembo

OUR SCHOOLS

The 17 UCZ grant-aided schools are communities of faith and learning whose educational vision is to provide facilities for the attainment of high quality education and to impart moral spiritual values and life-skills in accordance with the teachings and values of our Lord Jesus Christ. The world is God’s creation and human beings are made in his image and likeness. Our purpose therefore is to help all pupils develop holistically, mind, body and soul to their fullest potential in a safe, secure and loving educational environment. Statutory Instrument No 43 of 1993 The Education (Aided Educational Institutions) Regulations provides the structure within which our schools operate.

Our mission schools have served Zambia for over 60 years and this fine tradition of providing quality education at Early Childhood Education, Primary , Secondary and tertirary education levels continues. This is not just to the UCZ denomination but to Zambian Society as a whole.

Despite our schools often serving areas of significant social deprivation, UCZ Schools make an important contribution to narrowing the attainment gap, raising aspirations and improving the employment and economic prospects of our pupils. Many former pupils from UCZ Mission Schools have gone on to play significant roles in Zambian society and beyond, sub-regionally and globally, transmitting the values and virtues which they have acquired through their Mission education.

2022 ENROLEMENT STATSTICS IN UCZ SCHOOLS

S/N	NAME OF SCHOOL	BOARDING/DAY	PRESBYTERY	BOYS	GIRLS	TOTAL LEARNERS
1	KAFUE BOYS SECONDARY	BOARDING	LUSAKA	602	–	602
2	NAMBALA SECONDARY	BOARDING	LUSAKA	167	257	424
3	CHIPEMBI GIRLS SECONDARY	BOARDING	CENTRAL	–	640	640
4	KANCHINDU PRIMARY	DAY	SOUTHERN	210	215	425
5	KANCHINDU SECONDARY	DAY/BOARDING	SOUTHERN	149	113	262
6	MASUKU SECONDARY	BOARDING	SOUTHERN	182	202	384
7	NJASE GIRLS SECONDARY	BOARDING	SOUTHERN	–	947	947
8	MWANDI PRIMARY	DAY	WESTERN	596	662	1,258
9	MWANDI SECONDARY	DAY	WESTERN	236	312	553
10	SEFULA SECONDARY	BOARDING	WESTERN	244	396	640
11	MBERESHI PRIMARY	DAY	LUAPULA	362	436	798
12	MABEL SHAW GIRLS SEC.	BOARDING	LUAPULA	–	518	518
13	SENGA HILLS PRIMARY	DAY	NORTHERN	443	464	907
14	SENGA HILS SECONDARY	DAY/BOARDING	NORTHERN	303	280	583
15	MWENZO GIRLS SECONDARY	BOARDING	MUCHINGA	–	510	510
16	LUBWA PRIMARY SCH	DAY	MUCHINGA	326	268	594
17	LUBWA SECONDARY	DAY	MUCHINGA	157	135	292
18	ST ANDREWS SECONDARY	DAY	COPPERBELT	301	292	593
19	ST ANDREWS PRIMARY	DAY	COPPERBELT	99	106	205
TOTAL NUMBER OF LEARNERS IN ALL UCZ SCHOOLS						11,135

STAFFING (TEACHERS) IN UCZ SCHOOLS

S/N	SCHOOL NAME	BOARD EMPLOYED TEACHERS		GOVT EMPLOYED TEACHERS		TOTALS
S/N	SCHOOL NAME	MALES	FEMALES	MALES	FEMALES	–
1	KAFUE BOYS SECONDARY	01	–	22	18	41
2	NAMBALA SECONDARY	01	01	18	11	31
3	CHIPEMBI GIRLS SEC.	01	03	16	11	31
4	KANCHINDU PRIMARY	–	01	03	02	06
5	KANCHINDU SECONDARY	–	–	12	08	20
6	MASUKU SECONDARY	04	01	11	07	23
7	NJASE GIRLS SECONDARY	–	–	33	27	60
8	MWANDI PRIMARY	–	–	08	28	36
9	MWANDI SECONDARY	01	–	18	20	39
10	SEFULA SECONDARY	02	–	33	13	48
11	MBERESHI PRIMARY	–	–	07	07	14
12	MABEL SHAW GIRLS SEC	01	–	23	18	42
13	SENGA HILLS PRIMARY	–	–	05	12	17
14	SENGA HILLS SECONDARY	–	–	17	11	28
15	MWENZO GIRLS	01	01	22	12	36
16	LUBWA PRIMARY	–	–	10	05	15
17	LUBWA SECONDARY	–	–	16	14	30
18	ST ANDREWS SECONDARY	–	–	15	20	35
19	ST ANDREWS PRIMARY	01	10	–	–	11
TOTAL NUMBER OF TEACHERS IN ALL UCZ SCHOOLS						563

STAFF TRANSFERS

S/N	NAME OF STAFF	INSTITUTION FROM	INSTITUTION TO	NEW POSITION	TRANSFER CONFIRMED BY TSC/MOE
1	Temwanani Kawonga (Deputy)	Njase Girls	TCZ	Inspections Officer	Confirmed
2	Gift Nankamba (A/Deputy)	Mwandi Sec	Njase girls	Deputy Head	Confirmed
3	Emmanuel Chisabi (Deputy)	Mwandi Sec	Kanchindu Sec.	Headteacher	Confirmed
4	Muyumbe Silishebo (A/HOD)	Mwandi Sec	Mwandi Sec	Deputy Head	Just submitted the request
5	Kapulula Chongo Chansa (Deputy)	Sefula Sec	St. Andrews Sec.	Headteacher	Confirmed
5	Precious Linanga (Deputy)	Nambala	Sefula Sec.	Deputy Head	Confirmed but not moved yet
6	Brenda Ng’ambi (HOD)	Broadway Sec	Nambala	Deputy Head	Confirmed
7	Mervis Mizinga (HOD)	Kafue Boys	Mabel Shaw	Deputy Head	Confirmed
8	Ruth Miless Lungu (T/scale I)	Kafue Boys	Kafue Boys	HOD	Confirmed
9	Simfukwe Joseph (Deputy)	Senga Hills Primary	Naminamba Primary	Headteacher	Confirmed

4. 2023 APPROVED FEES FOR UCZ SCHOOLS

S/N	SCHOOL	FEES DAY SCHOLARS	FEES BOARDERS
1	KAFUE BOYS SECONDARY	400.00	2,330.00
2	NAMBALA SECONDARY	400.00	1,950.00
3	CHIPEMBI GIRLS SECONDARY	400.00	2,455.00
4	KANCHINDU PRIMARY	00.00	N/A
5	KANCHINDU SECONDARY	50.00	N/A
6	MASUKU SECONDARY	400.00	1,600.00
7	NJASE GIRLS SECONDARY	400.00	2,155.00
8	MWANDI PRIMARY (g1-7/ 8-9)	100.00/200.00	N/A
9	MWANDI SECONDARY	350.00	N/A
10	SEFULA SECONDARY	400.00	1,400.00
11	MBERESHI PRIMARY	00.00	N/A
12	MABEL SHAW GIRLS SECONDARY	N/A	1,800.00
13	SENGA HILLS PRIMARY	50.00	N/A
14	SENGA HILLS SECONDARY	200.00	1,700.00
15	MWENZO GIRLS SECONDARY	400.00	1,900.00
16	LUBWA PRIMARY	00.00	N/A
17	LUBWA DAY SECONDARY	00.00	N/A
18	ST ANDREWS SECONDARY	00.00	N/A
19	ST ANDREWS PRIMARY	2,000.00	N/A

PERFORMANCE OF UCZ SCHOOLS IN NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS (2016 – 2021)

GRADE 9 RESULTS (PASS %)

SCHOOL	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
CHIPEMBI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL	100	100	100	99.2	100	100
KAFUE BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL	99.4	98.6	98.8	100	98.6	98.8
MABEL SHAW GIRLS SECONDARY SCH	98	95	84	75	84	96
NJASE GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL	98.31	96.3	99	100	98.9	99.5
MASUKU SECONDARY SCHOOL	97.1	88	88.2	80	100	72
MBERESHI PRIMARY SCHOOL	94.4	84	68	52	85	65
NAMBALA SECONDARY SCHOOL	94	82	88.6	82.46	82.5	85.7
MWENZO GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL	91.4	96.9	97.7	97.4	98.15	96..97
SEFULA SECONDARY SCHOOL	83	95.2	73	81	92	81
LUBWA PRIMARY SCHOOL	80.7	48	37	41	100	100
MWANDI SECONDARY SCHOOL	74.3	56.4	78.8	54	70.1	47
SENGA HILL SECONDARY SCHOOL	55	N/A	N/A	44	41	49
MWANDI PRIMARY SCHOOL	24	20	15	12	19	26
KANCHINDU PRIMARY SCHOOL	15	23	36	35	18	43
SENGA HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL	47	9	6	68	29	50
ST ANDREW’S SECONDARY SCHOOL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	71.4	83.3

GRADE 12 RESULTS (PASS %)

SCHOOL	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
CHIPEMBI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL	100	100	100	99	100	100
KAFUE BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL	99.15	100	100	98.6	100	100
MWENZO GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL	100	100	100	100	100	100
MABEL SHAW GIRLS SECONDARY SCH	98.6	97.25	94.9	80	85	84.87
NJASE GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL	99.15	100	99.46	99.47	98.9	99.5
NAMBALA SECONDARY SCHOOL	88.89	97.75	99	83	90.1	93.94
SEFULA SECONDARY SCHOOL	97.5	90.2	96.3	89.5	69	96.1
MASUKU SECONDARY SCHOOL	85	100	95	97.3	98	88.6
MWANDI SECONDARY SCHOOL	83.3	76.54	84.9	67	65	66
SENGA HILL SECONDARY SCHOOL	76.0	64.8	55	83.5	70	61
KANCHINDU SECONDARY SCHOOL	N/A	N/A	N/A	12	29.4	25
LUBWA SECONDARY SCHOOL	N/A	N/A	N/A	68	78	76
ST ANDREWS SECONDARY SCHOOL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	56.5	66.7

PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION

Partnership with the Government in the provision of education dates back to the early decades of 20^th Century after Missionary Agencies firmly established Mission stations throughout the country.

DATE ESTABLISHED	MISSION AGENCY	STATION	PROVINCE
1890	Paris Evangelical Mission	Sefula	Barotseland
1895	Free Church of Scotland	Mwenzo	Muchinga
1900	London Missionary Society	Mbereshi	Luapula
1905	Free Church of Scotland	Lubwa	Muchinga
1912	Wesleyan Methodists	Chipembi	Central
1916	Primitive Methodists	Kafue	Lusaka

MISSION SCHOOLS SUPERVISORS

SUPERVISOR	AGENCY
Rev Lucheya	Methodists
Rev D Kaunda	Free Church of Scotland
Rev G Musialala	Paris Mission
Mr Aaron Mwenya	London Missionary Society

UCZ EDUCATION SECRETARIES

1966	Rev Derek Nicholas
1968	Mr SyachamunaSyamujaye
1987	Mr Lawrence Chibutu
1988	Mr Martin Ndemena
1991	Mr Sande K Simutowe
1996	Mr Boniface M Mweemba
1997	Mr John Hogg
1998	Mrs Isabel K Simukonda
2004	Mrs Margaret Munthali
2005	Mrs Margaret M Mwiinga
2012	Mr Muhali G Muhali
2016	Mr Keith A Waddell

ACTIVITIES

REBRANDING OF KAFUE BOYS AND CHIPEMBI

OBJECTIVES

The rebranding of two of our premier schools is a pilot,marketing strategy in which thesetrusted and well-established schools with good reputations nationally will be improved and developed to create a new, differentiated identity in the minds of pupils, parents and other stakeholders. There will be no radical changes to the logos, names, legal names, image or advertising themes. Their major selling point is that these schools are known for quality, single-sex education in a Christian environment. If this pilot scheme goes well the next phase would include Njase and Mwenzo

Our main aim is to re-position these schools, and move them upmarket so they are on par with other similar Mission Schools, offering enhanced provision. Careful marketing of a product of consistently good quality and sensible pricing will keep our schools ahead of other similar schools and provide value to the Church and other stakeholders.With this need to new-build, modernise and update buildings comes the question of the financial resources to do this. The present level of funding is inadequate to provide the quality education in a pleasant environment we desire to offer our pupils.

FUNDING

The present fees structure will be left for existing pupils within the system but an adjusted figurewill be set each year for new pupils at Grades 8 & 10. Over a5 year period the fees wouldreach a similar level to the premier Roman Catholic Schools. There had been insufficient expansion or diversification of provision in response to emerging requirements of different social groups.The Church is reviewing its educational provisionto better servethe vulnerable and hard-to-reach. orphans and street kids, the illiterate, children and adults with special needs, the blind and deaf, victims of sexual abuse and GBV and the unemployed. It is agreed that at least 10% of places and of income to the schools should go in scholarships and bursaries for pupils in these categories.

BENEFICIARIES

These proposals will benefit our pupils and all those who learn through improved resources for teaching and learning across the curriculum. Teachers will be able to improve professional qualifications and skills with increased school support for professional development. With the involvement of parents and other stakeholders they will afford insight and bring grounded contact to the process of improving the learning environment for their children.

WATER, SANITATION AND SOLAR POWER

As part of the improvements infrastructure there is also an emphasis in our Strategic Plan for 2017-2021 on water, water reticulation, sanitation and the increased use of solar power.

Plans for a pilot water scheme at Masuku have been made and work is underway finding possible funders. There are plans to:

clean and develop 5 existing boreholes,
drill a new borehole
redesign the network
upgrade the main storage tank to 10 000l
ensure tanks and stands at other designated areas
Install solar pumps at 6 boreholes
Water Committee continues to ensure care and maintenance.

Once this is underway at Masuku, similar work is required at Kanchindu, Lubwa, Mabel Shaw, Nambala and Senga Hill. The work in the action plan is costed at K600 000.

With the coming increases in electricity tariffs, schools are looking to using solar power to heat water, for lighting and to run other low energy appliances.

ADDRESSING CHALLENGES

Schools are making good progress with building new classroom blocks, dormitories, ablutions and staff houses as needs are addressed systematically. All schools are making strenuous efforts to improve teacher and pupil performance and ensure that both the quantity and quality of our public examination results continue to improve each year. The Church wishes to strengthen the institutional management of its schools with a Synod Advisory Committee and strengthened Presbytery Committees to build the capacity of School Boards to more effectively plan, cost, manage and monitor the delivery of Educational services.

It is apposite that the present theme for the UCZ is: Revive thy work, O Lord. Habakkuk 3:2. It is our prayer that the Lord Continue to revive and renew his work amongst us. We are thankful for the amazing works he has done for us in the past, revealing himself in all his glory and we trust him for all that is to come.