Education ministry official asks alumni to support their former schools
Jul 12, 2016
He compared schools to a loving mother, who needs the tender care and support of her children, when she grows old.
The Assistant Commissioner for Private Schools, Edward Ssebukyu has asked old students to keep in touch with their former schools and give them due support.
He compared schools to a loving mother, who needs the tender care and support of her children, when she grows old.
"Our former schools made us what we are. We thus have the responsibility to keep in touch with them and also participate in their development programmes. Let us not have that pathetic thinking that it is the government that must help us."
Ssebukyu made these remarks during the celebrations for the Patron Saint's Day of St. John's Seniour Secondary School Nandere, in Luweero district, on Sunday. He was the guest of honour during the function.
Ssebukyu asked the Catholic Church to partner with government to eradicate the culture of absenteeism, which he said had stifled the delivery of quality education.
He later commended the Board and Management of Nandere SSS, for registering steady growth in academics, discipline and physical infrastructure.
The head teacher of the school, Fr. Robert Mayega asked for more government assistance to enable the school to improve on its infrastructure and general staff welfare.
Earlier during the thanksgiving mass, the bishop of Kasana-Luweero diocese, Paul Ssemwogerere, asked students to shun immorality, in order to be successful in life.
During the same function, Ssemwogere confirmed several students into the Catholic faith. The candidates for confirmation came from schools like Ndejje SSS, Naalinnya Lwantale PS and Naalinnya Lwantale SSS, which neighbour Nandere SSS.