STANDARD ONE PUPILS ENROLMENT HITS 65.3 PC OF THE TARGET

Tarehe ya kuwekwa: January 9th, 2024

By Alex Nelson Malanga

Information Officer---Mbinga TC

Mbinga.  Mbinga Town Council has so far reached 65.3 percent of primary school enrolment target for the 2024 Academic Year, It was revealed on January 8, this year.

Mbinga District Commissioner, Hon. Aziza Mangosongo said since the registration kicked off last October, some 2,994 pupils have so far been enrolled against the target of 4,588 by March 31 this year.

“Of those who have been registered in Mbinga Town Council, which has 83 primary schools, 1,498 are female and 1,496 are male,” expounded Hon. Aziza in her tour of Mbinga Secondary School, Dr. Philip I. Mpango Secondary School (Matarawe Ward) and Matengo Primary School (Matarawe Ward).  

She went on to add: “I am optimistic we will hit the target come March 31, 2024.”

In the same vein, Hon. Aziza challenged pupils to study with might and main so that they could in the future be an asset, and not a liability, for the Nation.

Looking at the broader picture, Hon. Aziza said until the Morning of January 8, a total of 8,345 new pupils had been enrolled for standard one in Mbinga District, which has a total of 251 primary schools.

The data suggest that, if Mbinga Town Council has enrolled 2,994 pupils, Mbinga District Council has enrolled the remaining 5,351 pupils.

 Meanwhile, under the period of review (between October last year and January 8 this year), some 7,844 pupils have been enrolled for pre-primary in Mbinga District.

Of the figure, 2,588 are from Mbinga Town Council and 5,256 from Mbinga District Council.

In her tour, Hon. Aziza was accompanied by Mbinga Town Council Chairman Hon. Kelvin Mapunda, Town Director Ms. Amina Seif and Heads of Department and Unit.