Africa-Press – Botswana. Meepong Junior Secondary School once again did Selebi Phikwe proud by scooping position one nationally in the just-released 2023 Junior Certificate Examination results.
It is the third consecutive year that the school scooped the first position, with an improved performance of 79.8 per cent from last year’s 72.6 per cent.
Another Selebi Phikwe school, Makhubu JSS scooped position two in the Central Region and position four nationally with a 10 per cent improvement jumping from 64.7 per cent in 2022 to this year’s 74.7 per cent.
Other schools that made it to the national top 10 best performing schools included Lebogang JSS and Phatsimo JSS, whilst Boikhutso and Mojamorago CJSS trailed behind with 51.6 per cent and 48.4 per cent respectively.
“We are really impressed with our JC results and commend our teachers and learners for the job well done,” said Meepong JSS school head Mr Thulaganyo Mbulawa in an interview.
He said teachers and pupils worked very hard to maintain the school’s performance, urging them to continue doing their best. Mr Mbulawa explained that the school maintained discipline and ensured that teaching and learning took place without fail.
“As the management, we ensured that teachers used learner-centred methods so that they engage with learners and we also encouraged teachers to plan their lessons on time,” he said.
However he said his school could have attained 80 per cent target, but fell short due to poor performance in Design and Technology because of failure to submit course work at Botswana Examinations Council. Meanwhile the Deputy School Head of Makhubu JSS, Ms Josephine Modise also commended teachers and pupils for the improved performance.
“We are closer to attaining 80 per cent target. We are going to put more effort to arrive at this target,” she said.
The Chief Education Officer for Selebi-Phikwe sub-region, Mr Tshwarelo Hosea thanked Selebi Phikwe schools for the good results. These results, he said were not a surprise because of the commitment on the part of the management, teachers and pupils, attributing these good results to hard work and discipline.
“Hard work and discipline are the ones that make Selebi Phikwe schools to succeed where others were failing. We see ourselves improving every year and we will keep on climbing the ladder because our commitment is unrelenting.”
He said teachers in Selebi Phikwe were true patrons that loved their country, adding that some teachers even taught on weekends.
Mr Hosea also thanked the parents and other stakeholders for contributing positively to the good results. Selebi Phikwe Town Council Deputy Town Clerk, Mr Senatla Rutherford thanked Selebi-Phikwe schools for making the town an education hub. He said the schools always strived for the best despite the challenges they faced such as resource constraints.
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