Education tops Sinasina-Yongomugl’s priority list for the next five years

THE Sinasina-Yongomugl District Development Authority Board aims to maintain education as one of its priorities for the next five years.
The district made a move so that no secondary school in the district will close this year if the government’s tuition fee free (TFF) grants come through in small amounts.
The district board will put an additional K100,000 each for Muaina Secondary School, Bimai High School and Ku High School which totals up to K300,000.
Muaina Secondary School received K100,000 while Ku and Bimai High Schools received K50,000 in February and the additional K300,000 in total for the three schools will meet administration costs and to support the mess protein programme.
The protein supplement funding programme is an initiative of the district board.
The cheques will be released this week to the three schools.
Member for Sinesine-Yongomugl Kerenga Kua said a healthy nutrition contributes to a healthy body and mind which the foundation of productive learning.
“We have funded the programme from 2012 to 2017 and will continue to 2022,” Kua said.
Kua said the district has funding responsibilities for elementary, primary, high school and secondary schools. The cost and school fees of post grade 12 education belongs to the national government and the parents.
“Funding education in the country is a shared responsibility and the district is not given funds for tertiary education; therefore, parents and students must understand and accept that,” Kua said.
“As a district with limited financial resources, Sinesine- Yongomugl will have to stay focused on the lower levels of education as our objective is to produce good quality grade 12 graduates who will be competitive at tertiary levels.
“Once the grade 12 students graduate, the national government and the parents must step in to assist.”