School Overcrowding in Unity State foreseen to cause atrocities

Nyak Simon Lieth, Juba

The minister for higher education in the government of unity state, Them Machar Kuol, said school children in state are likely to experience atrocities for overcrowding in classes because of fewer schools which don’t accommodate maximum number of both primary pupils and secondary students.

Overcrowding in school is a bad situation that can risk children lives. 

In case of air bone diseases one may have in the class, definitely it can affect majority of them.

Unity state has performed better this year holding the second position in national examination 2011, final results in Sudan School Certificate (S.S.C) with 93% who have successfully passed above average. The state has three hundred and eighty one primary, one hundred and ten nursery schools, eleven secondary schools, one college and one university under renovation that will be officially opened next year. 

Almost four hundred and two are the total schools which now exist in the state. Education is operating smoothly; using the same system being applied in the entire nation. 

This year results were admirable; he reiterated speaking to citizen reporter in the inclusive interview on Tuesday. 

“Although, we have a problem of mobility those are common obstacles in South Sudan,” he explained.

His ministry has employed four hundred and fifty two teachers around the state since last year, because there is lack of qualified teachers who can equip the children with adequate abilities. Some teachers could not speak English those are the challenges the government stressed to eradicate.

The governments have managed to send some teachers to Malakal who have completed what he described as “face and face two.” Others have been taken to Yei; moreover ‘Windle Trust’ was playing huge role conducting training within the state.

The state is under strategic plans to constructing more schools.

“Each and very county shall be given one primary and one secondary,” he said. 

The government and non-governmental organizations were facilitating those programs in order to equip them with basic knowledge so that they will be able to teach children with essential teaching abilities.

The nation is happy since she got independence on July 9^th. He appealed to the government to schedule common syllabus for possible learning. 

Unity state was never performing better like this, compared to previous years.  “Under my ministry, I congratulate Kiir and the people of South Sudan for courage amidst difficulties went through,” the minister concluded.