DESPITE operating in a hostile environment, Kashifa Primary School in the newlyestablished Tanganyika District in Katavi Region has once again excelled in the 2016 National Standard VII Examinations.
Located in Ikola Ward along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, the school has clinched the first position out of 50 schools in the district. It has also clinched the 18th position out of 162 schools in the region. Pupils at the school, who number 600, have for five consecutive years been compelled to study under mango trees due to dire shortage of classrooms.
There are only seven teachers. According to the examination results announced recently by the National Examination Council of Tanzania (NECTA), the school has clinched the first position out of 31 schools in the district.
It has also clinched the first place out of 92 schools in the region. At national level, the school settled for the 176th position out of 8,241 schools. All pupils who wrote the exams scored Grade B in the English subject while three scored Grade A as 11 pupils scored Grade B in mathematics while eight pupils scored Grade A and the rest managed Grade B.
A cross section of parents and education stakeholders interviewed by the “Daily News” commended the school for excelling in the national examinations despite operating in an unfriendly environment.
On his part, the Ikola Ward Councillor, Mr Philimon Maro, said that presently, the school has only two classrooms, a situation that is forcing teachers to conduct their lessons under mango trees.
“Despite operating in a hostile environment to the extent that even the new desks contributed by the parents are kept outside the two classroom buildings, the school has managed to perform well.” Mr Maro further said that he has started sensitising the public in his area to build classrooms under the selfhelp spirit.
Located in Ikola Ward along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, the school has clinched the first position out of 50 schools in the district. It has also clinched the 18th position out of 162 schools in the region. Pupils at the school, who number 600, have for five consecutive years been compelled to study under mango trees due to dire shortage of classrooms.
There are only seven teachers. According to the examination results announced recently by the National Examination Council of Tanzania (NECTA), the school has clinched the first position out of 31 schools in the district.
It has also clinched the first place out of 92 schools in the region. At national level, the school settled for the 176th position out of 8,241 schools. All pupils who wrote the exams scored Grade B in the English subject while three scored Grade A as 11 pupils scored Grade B in mathematics while eight pupils scored Grade A and the rest managed Grade B.
A cross section of parents and education stakeholders interviewed by the “Daily News” commended the school for excelling in the national examinations despite operating in an unfriendly environment.
On his part, the Ikola Ward Councillor, Mr Philimon Maro, said that presently, the school has only two classrooms, a situation that is forcing teachers to conduct their lessons under mango trees.
“Despite operating in a hostile environment to the extent that even the new desks contributed by the parents are kept outside the two classroom buildings, the school has managed to perform well.” Mr Maro further said that he has started sensitising the public in his area to build classrooms under the selfhelp spirit.
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