End of the school year: Tony Mwaba returns to good habits by respecting the school calendar and handing in report cards

The 2022–2023 school year came to a close this Saturday, July 1, throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including at consular schools located in several countries. With this successful conclusion, marked by adherence to the school calendar and the distribution of report cards, the Minister of Primary, Secondary, and Technical Education (EPST), Professor Tony Mwaba Kazadi, has just restored normal practices after several years of disruption.

Disruptions to school classes date back to the 2019–2020 school year, during the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a situation that had pushed the end of the school year back to September. July 2, a date that traditionally signaled the start of summer vacation for Congolese students and parents, had lost all meaning.

Today, things have changed thanks to Minister Tony Mwaba Kazadi, who leads his sub-sector with great skill. The head of the EPST has worked tirelessly to restore normalcy. And if the school year ended on July 1 this year, it is simply because July 2 falls on a Sunday.

July 1 was also marked by the distribution of school documents, much to the satisfaction of parents. For example, students returned home with their report cards and certificates for those in 6th grade, as well as diplomas for those in the 8th year of basic education who passed the TENASOSP exam. The start of the school year is set for September 4, 2023, across the entire country.

These results clearly demonstrate the determination of Professor Tony Mwaba Kazadi, who spares no effort to restore the Ministry of Primary, Secondary, and Technical Education to its former glory.

Christian BELLA