Government has announced plans to implement the “One Pupil, One Tablet-One Student-One Laptop” programme next year as part of its drive to promote technology-based education in all primary and secondary schools nationwide.
The development was revealed during a visit by the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Honourable Torerayi Moyo, to Hippo Valley Estates Primary School in Chiredzi this Monday.
With the internet serving as an expansive digital library, Honourable Moyo highlighted that the Government has already procured more than 15 000 internet connectivity kits, of which 9 000 will be distributed to schools across the country.
“As we implement the programme, we would want every pupil to have a digital tool. In this case, we are going to distribute laptops to all our students, and we are privileged because we got the highest budget in the 2026 financial year. We are going to procure tablets, laptops and iPads that we are going to distribute to our schools and through the Presidential solarisation scheme, all the schools that are located in the rural areas will be equipped with solar kits in line with President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s mantra of leaving no one and no place behind.
“Because of the investments made in the education sector, we have seen progressively an increase in pass rate, particularly by the girl child. In the 2025 grade 7 examinations, we have noticed the girl child outperforming the boy child. Girls produced a 53% pass rate against the 43% for the boys,” he said.
School authorities and members of the community welcomed the move as a step in the right direction.
“Our children will now be more exposed to the electronic world, which the world is moving towards, and there is no way we can be left behind. The use of ICT tools has also improved our 2025 Grade 7 results,” a parent said.
“The learning of children using computers adds a lot of advantages in terms of technological advancement. The world is evolving to the use of AI for development, and technology is now a necessity in this modern world,” a Guardian said.
“This educational technology programme dovetails with the new national development plan, where every child is exposed to new technologies coming in,” a community member said.
“As a school, we are actually aligning with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, where we are talking about digital transformation. We are so much into technology in whatever we teach in all the six learning areas,” Hippo Valley Estates Primary School Head, Ms Julia Madzudzo said.
The massive educational technology rollout comes at a time when Hippo Valley Estates Primary School achieved a 100 % pass rate in the 2025 Grade 7 examinations.
“Our school supported us in making sure that we produce favourable results. We have a computer lab where we have ICT lessons, and we were also allowed to use the laptops for research,” a student said.
“We also have interactive boards in our classrooms,” a pupil said.
“ICT has enabled us to solve problems and also know more about certain topics because in a second one is able to research certain topics and challenges on the computer and immediately find a solution or an answer,” a Hippo Valley Estates learner said.
In line with President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s mantra of leaving no one and no place behind, the programme dubbed ‘One pupil, One tablet-One student, One Laptop,’ is expected to address the digital divide between rural and urban schools.
