Golden Jubilee For Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference The National Education Secretaries who have served in the Commission from 1992-2018 Sr. Hyacinth Gerbecks OP Br. Itayi Gava SPB Sr. Mary Emmanuel Matimati CPS Sr. Dr. Annah Theresa Nyadombo HLMC 1992 2007 2010 2014 to date. The ZCBC Education Commission exists to coordinate Catholic Schools in Zimbabwe which are under the responsibility of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference (ZCBC). The Commission works hard to promote holistic education which is marked by, academic excellence, spiritual growth, evangelisation, moral values/ ubuntu, safeguarding of children and character formation. The ZCBC Education Commission works closely with the Bishop Chairman, Bishop Rudolf Nyandoro of the Diocese of Gokwe in promoting education in Catholic schools in Zimbabwe. The Commission works also closely with the Diocesan Education Coordinators in fostering holistic education and promoting Catholic ethos in all the Catholic schools in Zimbabwe. The structure of the Education Commission is as follows: Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference, ZCBC Bishop Education Chairman, National Education Coordinator, National Education Commission, Local Ordinary, Diocesan Education Secretary, Diocesan Education Advisory Board, Parish Priest, and Institutional Head. The Commission is coordinated by the ZCBC National Education Coordinator in liaison with the Diocesan Education Secretaries and the Education Delegates of the Conference of the Major Religious Superiors (CMRS), who are the Members of the Commission. The Commission works also as the bridge between the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education and the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education in passing on the information needed in improving the quality of education in Catholic schools, Colleges and Universities. The Education Commission acts as a means of Communication, in educational matters, between the Conference and CMRS. The ZCBC Education Commission is also a member of the Association of the Churches Education Secretaries (ACES) where Churches share ideas on how to promote quality education in Zimbabwe. 65