An evaluation of preparedness of government high schools in the implementation of the competence based curriculum (CBC) in Gweru district, Zimbabwe

Abstract

The study focused on evaluating the preparedness of government high schools in theimplantation of the competence based curriculum (CBC) in Gweru district, Zimbabwe.A case study research design was adopted and thematic analysis was used in analy-sing data. This study sample included three (3) school heads, thirty (30) teachersincluding the three (3) heads of department from the three schools. Telephone inter-views were used to collect data from teachers while face to face interviews were con-ducted with school heads. All the high schools under study are in the Gweru district,midlands province in Zimbabwe. The findings were that most heads and teachers hadpositive perceptions as well as positive attitudes towards the implementation of theCBC. However, Gweru government high schools lacked resources such as infrastruc-ture, textbooks and equipment for practical subjects. It was recommended that theMinistry of Primary and Secondary Education should improve infrastructure of govern-ment schools (including furniture and building labs) and provide adequate water andelectricity. The high schools should fund-raise in order to procure learning and teach-ing materials.