Girls urged to pursue sciences
Primary school teacher Anastanzia Bello has encouraged girls in primary and secondary schools in Nsanje District to pursue science subjects.
She said this on Monday at Nsanje Secondary School when the district council awarded best performing teachers in the 2023 Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) examinations.
Bello, who teaches at Iris Africa Private Primary in the district, was the outstanding teacher in primary science in the 2023 PSLCE examinations.
She said: “I am excited for being the best teacher in primary science. This is an indication that girls can also pursue sciences, including mathematics. We need more girls to study sciences to become doctors, engineers and pilots.”
Bello said through hard work, it was possible for girls to excel in sciences.
During the event, Trueman Butao from Bangula Catholic Primary School was awarded as the overall best teacher after producing 94 A’s in mathematics. He received a mattress and K60 000.
Nsanje district chief education officer MacShades Dakamau said they wanted to motivate learners, teachers and primary education advisers for the good work they did last year.
He said: “Despite being on the bottom in performance nationwide, we moved from 72 to 82 percent on pass rate as 21 primary schools recorded 100 percent pass rate and sent 12 learners to national secondary schools.
“We need to do more this year; hence, awarding the best performing teachers.”
Dakamau also commended Mlonda Primary School for having 298 As in all subjects
