Shinyanga region was inaugurated in 1963 from the former Lake Province which was led by Provincial Commissioner. At its inauguration the region had three rural districts namely Shinyanga, Maswa, Kahama and one town which was known as Shinyanga Township. Provinces were dissolved due to the gradual decline in basic service provision compounded by continuing mismanagement in most local councils. The government abolished the system and replaced it by decentralized system of de-concentration as a result of the Decentralization Act No. 27 of 1972. In this case regional and district directorates were established with powers to prepare and implement development programmes. The region was led by Regional Commissioner who was assisted by Regional Development Director (RDD) under the Prime Minister’s Office. The RDD was assisted by several departmental heads that had both direct link with their parent Ministries and their counterpart in the districts.
This administrative structure had been in place up to 1997 when the Regional Administration was restructured under the Regional Administration Act No. 19 of 1997 which established the current regional administration. Under the regional administration the Regional Commissioner became the head of the Regional Administration assisted by the Regional Administrative Secretary (RAS).
Previously, Shinyanga Region had been divided into 7 Districts namely: Bariadi, Maswa, Shinyanga, Kahama, Bukombe, Meatu, and Kishapu. Except for Shinyanga District, each District has Local Government Authority namely Bariadi District Council, Maswa District Council, Kahama District Council, Bukombe District Council, Meatu District Council and Kishapu District Council. Shinyanga District has two Local Government Authorities - Shinyanga District Council and Shinyanga Municipal Council. According to Government Notice on Establishment of new Administrative Areas, that is Regions and Districts, Shinyanga Region had been divided into new regions namely Shinyanga Region and Simiyu Region. Bukombe was taken to make part of Geita region. In line with the same Government Notice, new Councils were established to form the current Shinyanga region we have. The Table below shows current Administrative Division of Shinyanga Region.
Form one selection for the academic year 2021/2021
The following students have been selected to join form one for Shinyanga Secondary schools for the academic year 2021/2022.
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