Science subjects now compulsory

STUDENTS who dislike science subjects, now have no way to escape them following the government's declaration that from now on, science subjects are compulsory to all students from Form One up to Form Four.

The government announcement was made here yesterday by the Minister of Education, Science and Vocational Training, Prof Joyce Ndalichako, when addressing hundreds of primary school teachers at an in-service short course, on the new teaching curriculum for pupils of Standard Three and Four.

She said as the government is determined to go to the medium economic level with industrialization, the question of science was inevitable so as to get more science experts to meet the demand in industrial sector.

She said following the deficit of science experts in many fields, the ministry has decided to force students take such subjects until they sit for Form Four national exams, then they may opt either to continue with them or not after that level.