SCHOOLS ARE FOR COMMUNITY

Madam,

Just like newly-established companies, schools should prioritise pupils from the community on which they are located. What pains my heart is that some of our forefathers within these communities participated in building some of the schools without getting paid, with the hope of education for their children and grandchildren.

They build schools with the hope that this will bring change and development to the community. Unfortunately this does not really happen. Instead the children from the same community on which  some schools are located are denied spaces just because they are attained Third Pass Class passes or they are living with disabilities. The children of the very same people who built the school can no longer enjoy the fruits of their labour when schools accept only Merits and First Class pupils without considering the community from which the child comes from.

Performance

This gives the rest of the pupils no choice, but to seek spaces in non-discriminatory rural schools, which are notorious for poor performance. Is a community school not supposed to be developing the people of the community? Why are the schools reluctant to teach students who know and not the ones who need to be taught? My point is, every student should be accepted in the local school. If the school is now too small for the community students, parents should go back to build more classes.

All students should be accepted at a local school. Even if they attained Third Class passes. Is a Third Class not a pass? If not, then why does the Examination Council of Eswatini consider that as a pass? The duty of schools is to teach without discrimination. Africans have suffered enough in the hand of the oppressors. We cannot do the same this among ourselves.
We cannot be having children from Siteki, commuting to Purity High School or Malindza High School when there is Siteki Nazarene, Lubombo Central and Good Shepherd High School around Siteki just because they attained Third Class passes in Geade VI. Commuting is costly, in addition to school fees, pocket money and lunchboxes; not to mention that using the road on a daily basis is hazardous. Road accidents happens every day and it is a very sad thing for a parent to bury a child. Please help us avoid such incidents.

Chawe  
   
 
       

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