Bishop doubts secondary school plan
The South Rwenzori Diocese Bishop has doubted the success of the proposed Universal secondary Education (USE) scheme.
By John Thawite
The South Rwenzori Diocese Bishop has doubted the success of the proposed Universal secondary Education (USE) scheme.
The Rt. Rev Jackson Thembo Nzerebende said USE might compromise the quality of secondary education, saying Universal Primary education had affected the quality of primary education.
Nzerebende (right) was on Thursday officiating at the Bwera Secondary School O’level and A’level victory party.
He challenged school managers across the country to interpret the policies and guidelines regarding secondary education and urged them to ignore those that may compromise quality.
“In a democratic government, people have a right to refuse any policy and make an alarm when they feel certain policies are not favouring them,†Nzerebende said.
He announced that the diocese had introduced a scholarship for the best performing students in Church of Uganda-founded schools to promote education.
The bishop, who is also the school’s board chairman, hailed Bwera administration and teachers for producing some of the best students in the country, proving that rural schools were also capable of good performance.
The deputy headteacher, Benjamin Masereka, said the school had steadily improved with O’level first grades increasing from three in 2001 to 22 in 2005.
The headmaster, Joshua Mugenyi, said the school had established a motivation scheme to encourage students to perform better.
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The South Rwenzori Diocese Bishop has doubted the success of the proposed Universal secondary Education (USE) scheme.
The Rt. Rev Jackson Thembo Nzerebende said USE might compromise the quality of secondary education, saying Universal Primary education had affected the quality of primary education.
Nzerebende (right) was on Thursday officiating at the Bwera Secondary School O’level and A’level victory party.
He challenged school managers across the country to interpret the policies and guidelines regarding secondary education and urged them to ignore those that may compromise quality.
“In a democratic government, people have a right to refuse any policy and make an alarm when they feel certain policies are not favouring them,†Nzerebende said.
He announced that the diocese had introduced a scholarship for the best performing students in Church of Uganda-founded schools to promote education.
The bishop, who is also the school’s board chairman, hailed Bwera administration and teachers for producing some of the best students in the country, proving that rural schools were also capable of good performance.
The deputy headteacher, Benjamin Masereka, said the school had steadily improved with O’level first grades increasing from three in 2001 to 22 in 2005.
The headmaster, Joshua Mugenyi, said the school had established a motivation scheme to encourage students to perform better.
Ends