05 Mar 2023

Meepong Junior Secondary School on Friday celebrated their achievement of being the country’s most outstanding school in the 2022 Junior Certificate Examination (JCE) results.

The school attained position one with 72.67 per cent MABC pass rate, beating more than 200 junior secondary schools in the country.

Speaking during the victory celebrations in Selebi Phikwe, the managing director of Partners Electrical Mr Mosalagae Sesupeng commended the school for the job well done, urging them to continue aiming for higher marks.

He said it was not the sole responsibility of government to improve academic results, calling for the business community to have a positive contribution towards schools in areas of operation.

He said the educational enterprise would be incomplete without the involvement of the business community and other partners in education, thus challenging them to sponsor awards, purchase teaching and learning materials as well as other resources as a way of giving back to the community.

He said businesses should erect friendly advertising banners around schools and help schools generate funds and further afford learners space for internship and attachments for learners to gain invaluable real-life work experience.

Even though Meepong JSS and other schools experienced shortage of resources, he said that should not deter them from producing good results, emphasising discipline of teachers and learners.

He said astute school management was essential for any school to produce excellent results, adding that school heads should lead by example by ensuring that there was a conducive environment for teaching and learning.

Mr Sesupeng further implored parents to participate actively in their children’s education, adding that children perform at their best when there was full support from home and school.

“Leaving everything to the teacher and the school is to fail in our most important duty as parents. The duty to bring up disciplined and well-cultured children start at home and the school only helps to entrench these values,” he said.

The school head, Mr Thulaganyo Mbulawa added that the school performed best in Mathematics, Science, Moral Education, Religious Education, Agriculture and Physical Education.

He commended teachers and pupils for their outstanding performance though the school was faced with challenges such as shortage of both physical and human resources.

He asked parents and teachers to work together towards good academic results, adding, ‘it is when both the groups work together towards the same goal that one can see significant growth in a child’s development outcome’.

The Parents Teachers Association chairperson, Mr Kgomotso Senatla attributed the good results to highly disciplined pupils who listened to and respected their teachers.

He said this enabled teachers to focus on their work instead of spending time instilling discipline in pupils. ENDS