By Maston Kaiya

Ntcheu, May 22, Mana: Head teacher for Chimwala Primary School in Ntcheu District has commended the Ntcheu District Council for constructing an additional classroom block for the institution.

In an interview with Malawi News Agency (Mana), the head teacher, Onex Chatsunda said the facility is timely for the institution which has an enrollment of over 540 pupils.

“We have two classroom blocks and the construction of the structure is timely as a majority of learners learn under trees,” he said.

According to Chatsunda, the school has learners from standard one to eight hence calling for the council to construct more classroom blocks.

On his part, Chairperson for the Lower Ganya Area Development Committee, Inkson Nzunga said their wish is to see all the pupils learn under a conducive environment.

“While we commend the council for constructing the additional classroom block, our appeal is to have all the learners learn under a conducive environment,” he said.

Meanwhile, Ntcheu District Council Director of Planning and Development, Obed Mwalughali said they are geared to construct more classroom blocks in the district aimed at improving education standards.

Mwalughali said the education sector development is amongst the key priorities for the council.

“The council has lined up a number of infrastructure projects with the education sector being the beneficiaries,” he said.

The new Chimwala Primary School Classroom block which is worth over MK25 million has been constructed with funds from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) pool.

During the 2024/25 budget sitting, parliament raised money for CDF from MK 100 million to MK 200 million.