Lake state encourages girls education Friday, 24 February 2012 11:42 South Sudan >>> .The Ministry of Information in Lakes State has announced that over seventy percent of candidates have passed primary-leaving examinations in the state with Awerial County taking the lead where all candidates passed to secondary level.
The Minister of Education Daniel Ayual Makoi said the performance of pupils on various subjects was good except mathematics. He added that boys did better than girls. "I congratulate Awerial county this year for having brought a passing mark a percentage of one hundred percent because fourteen candidates sat and the passed and all of them pass examination so Awerial County is number one." Ayual urged all parents to encourage education of girls. Ayual directed teachers, education directors at the counties and supervisors to put more efforts in improving the students performance in mathematics. In another development, the minister said that Riak-Dor Primary school in Rumbek will be upgraded into secondary school to accommodate the new secondary students. The department of examination cited some challenges that face them as they carrying out their work: insufficient text books, not enough qualified teachers and lack of mobility to inspect schools in the state. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
