18,055 Primary Schools begin a new 2026 season today

DODOMA: THE Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office for Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG), Prof. Riziki Shemdoe, has expressed satisfaction with the preparations to receive pre-primary and Grade One pupils at Iyumbu Primary School in Dodoma City, announcing that preparations in all 18,055 primary schools across the country have been completed and that schools are ready to receive pupils starting January 13, 2026.

Prof. Shemdoe said he visited Iyumbu Primary School on January 12, 2026, to personally assess the readiness for receiving pupils who are expected to begin pre-primary and Grade One classes on January 13, 2026, and confirmed that all preparations have been finalized.

“We have seen that preparations at this school are complete, just as they are in all 18,055 primary schools. I therefore call on parents with children of pre-primary and Grade One age to take them to school,” Prof. Shemdoe emphasized.

During the visit, Prof. Shemdoe inspected well-constructed pre-primary classrooms that were built using internally generated revenue from the Dodoma City Council. He directed all local government authorities nationwide to use their own-source revenue to build quality education infrastructure, following the example set by the Dodoma City Council at Iyumbu Primary School.

Additionally, Prof. Shemdoe urged teachers across the country to ensure that schools produce students with good academic performance, noting that President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been allocating substantial funds for the construction of education infrastructure, and that good student performance is a source of pride and encouragement for the President.

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For her part, Dodoma Regional Commissioner Rosemary Senyamule said that since President Samia Suluhu Hassan assumed office, academic performance has improved, adding that the main reason for this improvement is the significant investment in education infrastructure.

Iyumbu Primary School Head Teacher, Monica Nshimba, thanked Prof. Shemdoe for visiting the school and assured him that teachers are ready to work diligently and professionally to achieve the government’s goal of providing quality basic education to its citizens.

Meanwhile, Iyumbu Ward Councilor Sadiki Mponyamili thanked President Samia Suluhu Hassan for allocating substantial funds to his ward to improve Iyumbu Primary School, noting that the ward has also received more than 150 million Tanzanian shillings for the improvement of a secondary school.