Francistown schools celebrate excellence

FRANCISTOWN: The Ministry of Education held Francistown cluster 2012 excellence awards for schools on Tuesday.

 The schools celebrated the day under the theme:  "Stakeholder Participation in Education - A Key Component in Motivating Learners and the Workforce".  The awards ceremony was held at Tatitown Primary School where the manager of geotechnical section at Tati Nickel, Puso Akanyang was the guest speaker.  Francistown West MP Tshelang Masisi and Tatitown councillor Stanley Masalila graced the ceremony.Students, teachers, non-academic staff and schools management from primary, junior secondary and senior secondary schools received awards.The prize for best position for Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) went to Tatitown Primary School while Mmei took the top honours in the junior secondary school category.

Mater Spei College beat Francistown Senior Secondary School to scoop first position in the senior secondary contest. Sonny Kabo from Tatitown Primary School took the best overall student prize in PSLE while Nonofo Maikano of Setlalekgosi Junior Secondary School was tops in the Junior Certificate Examinations.Tatitown Primary School has been the best performing in the region for the past three years.

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