The Government has dismissed requests from schools to allow both examination and non examination classes to attend vacation school during the April school holiday stating that pupils need a well deserved break to rest.

In a statement the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Mr Moses Mhike said after extensive consultations the government has decided not to allow schools to hold vacation lessons.

The Ministry notes with appreciation the requets that have been received from some of its sectors to allow for the uptake of the vacation school for examination classes namely Grade 7, Odinary and Advanced level during the April holiday.

Having consulted widely on the matter and taking into consideration the fact that the school term had no distarbances at all to the teaching and learning programme therefore the authority will not grant the petition that schools facillitate vacation school during the April school holidays for the Grade 7,Odinary and Advanced level candidates as well as for the non-examination classes.

Pupils need this holiday break to rest and engage in independent learning where need be, including utilisation of the Zimbabwe Passport among other alternative learning strategies,'' Mr Mhike said.

He went on to say that the educational term has progressed well and that vaccation classes would not be necessary.