Basic education ministry warns underperforming school heads
Friday, March 23, 2018
Though the number of school heads who have been handed the warning letters could not be confirmed, Mmegi is aware that some heads have been receiving their warning letters for the dysmal 2017 Junior Certificate Examination (JCE) results over the last few days.
One of the letters addressed to a certain school head in the South East Region states that his school’s performance declined by 10.18% in the 2017 JCE results from a previous 63.42%, which is below the regional performance of 65% warranting a warning letter.
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