Africa-Press – Botswana. Borakalalo Primary School has been celebrated for its achievement as the best performing school in Molepolole in the 2022 Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE).
Speaking during the school’s victory party recently, New Era College Chief Executive Officer Professor Amos Thapisa said the benefits of a decent education were vital to being successful in life.
He said he was thrilled that the school obtained first position, adding that education played a significant role in character building.
“Therefore success is no accident, it is hard work, perseverance, sacrifice and most of all love of what you are doing,” he noted.
Professor Thapisa also applauded learners for their academic achievement, noting that they had contributed to the history and image of the school.
He also commended the school for providing an environment where pupils could learn good values and more on life skills.
Further, Professor Thapisa said the commitment to provide quality education was also seen through the corresponding teaching and learning service such as guidance and counselling as well as curriculum design that would sustain the recipients of the education in the midst of global competition.
He said government’s commitment to providing quality education was reflected by policies that advocated for inclusive learning driven by pastoral care system and provision of appropriate infrastructure.
“As private companies we want to nurture each and every child’s talent and potential through character building programmes such as extra-curricular activities.
Therefore we need to team up as all relevant stakeholders to empower these pupils to grow their talents,” he said.
He also urged parents to closely monitor their children’s academic progress by following them to their schools and monitoring their behaviour to help ease the burden on teachers.
“As the government continues to move swiftly towards ensuring the delivery of digital transformation in schools and the economy, our strategy for distinctive positioning stands firm in support of these initiatives.
We saw it worthy to donate one electronics home pack, programming home pack, robotics home pack and P5 000 cash to the school,” he said.
Kweneng District Council Chairman, Mr Allan Jacob commended the school for obtaining position one in the village.
He also applauded the class of 2022 for their dedication to school work as to be successful one needed to be determined to realise their dreams. He encouraged pupils to continue working hard since they had a long way to go.
He noted that the school’s PSLE performance had been improving for the past three years with a 78.9 per cent pass rate in 2020, 86 per cent in 2021 and 84.8 in 2022.
Furthermore Mr Jacob stated the region was concerned that pupils graduated with good PSLE grades, but their performance declined at junior schools.
Kweneng Region Relations performance operator Mr Stormy Gosiame, said whenever pupils excelled in schools, they received all the attention and the school heads’ efforts were not recognised.
“We tend to forget that there is a school head and teachers who worked hard for the pupils to attain better results, therefore today we stand to appreciate the school leadership for their perseverance and excellent job,” he said.
When giving objectives of the day, the School Head, Ms Mothusi Gaoforwe said the event was held under the theme: The Roots of Education are Bitter, but the Fruits are Sweeter.
She also appreciated the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) and Borakalalo community for their support and cooperation.
“There is unity between Borakalalo parents and the school management. I want to commend them for such a gesture.
When we give pupils home tasks, parents gladly and actively take part in assisting them where they can,” she said.
Ms Gaoforwe said she was certain that her school was heading in the right direction in grooming the future leaders of this nation.
She also stated that her school, which had an enrollment of over 900 pupils per year, had challenges like shortage of classrooms as 10 classes were conducted outside, something she said could bring discomfort to learners during rainy and windy weather.
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