Act on rural schools
Jan 15, 2006
THE 2005 Primary Leaving Examination results were released on Friday, surprisingly showing that candidates from disturbed areas in the north had performed relatively well compared to their counterparts in peaceful areas.
EDITOR’S COMMENT
THE 2005 Primary Leaving Examination results were released on Friday, surprisingly showing that candidates from disturbed areas in the north had performed relatively well compared to their counterparts in peaceful areas.
While this sounds ironical, a study by the Uganda Child Rights NGO Network provides some interesting clues on the apparent good performance in these areas. The NGO said biting poverty cannot make many of the parents in these areas afford secondary education.
As such, the pupils actually repeat Primary Seven several times in the hope that one day, they might get a scholarship for secondary education. If this is the case, then the apparent good performance is false and a quick solution should be found.
The results also show greater disparity in performance between urban and rural areas despite the fact that the ministry of education has for years promised that everything was being done to narrow the gap.
The reasons for this disparity are known. So, by the problem persisting, it goes without saying that very little is being done. The ministry should stop empty promises and should be seen to act.
THE 2005 Primary Leaving Examination results were released on Friday, surprisingly showing that candidates from disturbed areas in the north had performed relatively well compared to their counterparts in peaceful areas.
While this sounds ironical, a study by the Uganda Child Rights NGO Network provides some interesting clues on the apparent good performance in these areas. The NGO said biting poverty cannot make many of the parents in these areas afford secondary education.
As such, the pupils actually repeat Primary Seven several times in the hope that one day, they might get a scholarship for secondary education. If this is the case, then the apparent good performance is false and a quick solution should be found.
The results also show greater disparity in performance between urban and rural areas despite the fact that the ministry of education has for years promised that everything was being done to narrow the gap.
The reasons for this disparity are known. So, by the problem persisting, it goes without saying that very little is being done. The ministry should stop empty promises and should be seen to act.