PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN RWANDA SET TO CLOSE DOWN AS PUBLIC ONES BECOME MORE ATTRACTIVE- 88% INCREASE IN TEACHERS PAY

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PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN RWANDA SET TO CLOSE DOWN AS PUBLIC ONES BECOME MORE ATTRACTIVE

Private schools in Rwanda are on the verge of closing down due to low patronage, while schools that have managed to stay open were struggling to meet their operational costs. The most affected institutions are private boarding schools.

A report says desperate proprietors who face closure of their institutions are now asking the government to sponsor students in private schools at public rates, but the government has rejected the idea.

The “problem” started with the government’s twelve-year basic education policy which made public schools affordable and preferable.

According to the report, the Ministry of Education invested hugely in expanding capacity and teaching infrastructure at public schools across the country, introduced the school feeding programme and abolished school fees.

More than 30 private schools are said to have closed indefinitely this year, while others are struggling to stay afloat after losing students to public schools.

School owners told Rwanda Today that even those that had managed to stay open were struggling to meet their operational costs.

“We’ve suffered a sharp decline in the number of students enrolled, yet the school has accumulated debt, unpaid salaries, and owes arrears to suppliers. It is not clear if the school will re-open,” said Samuel Batamba, the headteacher at College Nkunduburezi in Gakenke District.

Mr. Batamba said the school used to have 900 students but now has only 80 students after it failed to attract new students while others enrolled in public schools.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Education, the government owns 460 out of the more than 1,575 schools in the country.

The rest are run by religious bodies with the Catholic church owning 620 schools, the Anglican church 279, Adventist church 22, and Muslim schools are at 16. Another 178 schools are run by parents’ associations and individuals.

Figures show that students in private schools decreased from 101,510 in 2012 to 79,076 last year while enrolment in public and government-aided schools almost doubled in the same period.

According to John Gasana, the Vice-chairman of the Private Schools Association, competing with public schools requires huge capital investment to improve infrastructure, equipment and hiring skilled teachers, something many private schools cannot afford.

Rwanda increase Teachers pay by 88%

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Can the same be said about your home country. What is government doing, Free Compulsory universal Basic Education, Free SHS etc ….. in the case of Ghana

According to Kofi Asare, the near reverse is the case in Ghana Private schools have grown by about 98% with public schools lagging below at 13% between 2012 and 2022.

Teachers salary….. Well we leave that for you in the comment section.

58% Against 18% Plus COLA

Maybe when Teachers are well paid and they have all the Recourses they need, we’ll see the magic….

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