Girls bear brunt of Pakwach’s school dropout crisis
District records indicate Pakwach has a total of 62,000 pupils, with 28,000 being girls.Out of the 8,500 girls enrolled in primary one, only 6,200 progress to primary two, and a mere 284 girls manage to sit for the Primary Leaving Examinations.
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One of the children activists having a meal with the children during the day to mark the day of the African Child. (Credit: Edna Piyic)
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PAKWACH - The issue of school dropouts persists in Pakwach district, despite high enrolment numbers at Senior One, disproportionately affecting girls over boys, according to recent