By Margret Praise Kalua

Nkhata Bay, 16 August, Mana: Nkhata Bay District Commissioner (DC) Rodgers Newa has attributed the district's outstanding perfomance in the just released Primary School Leaving Certifcate Education (PSLCE) Examinations results to good resource management and teamwork.

The DC said this Wednesday during a press briefing at the council chamber where he also emphasised the need to defend children’s rights to education by addressing all their educational needs.

Nkhata Bay has emerged on position 1 in the just released PSLCE results in the country, achieving a 97 percent pass rate.

Newa said;"Good investment in primary school education is the basis and key foundation for quality education in Malawi. We want to maintain these standards to emerge on top all the time and we have what it takes since this is not the first time."

"For us to be achieving this, the council uses excellent resource management and collaborative efforts among key stakeholders in the district together with teachers who are doing a tremendous job,"he added.

“We were on position 1 in 2021, then we backslided a bit emerging on position 2 last year and this year we are the best so we will maintain that calibre of performance as we all understand that it also contributes to achieving of Malawi Vision 2063 Agenda,” explained Newa.

On his part, Nkhata Bay District Director of Education, Youth and Sports Muhabi Chivunga said the secret behind their success is through coordination, administration of standardised terminal tests and fair distribution of teachers.

“Coordination has brought team work. While standardized tests and rewards have triggered competition among learners and teachers in so doing, syllabuses are completed on time and learners work hard,” Chivunga explained.

He has however bemoaned the shortage of female teachers in some schools.

Councillor Cyria Adamana Nyamwera pledged to continue working hand in hand with parents and other key stakeholders to make sure that human resource in the education sector is effectively utilised in the provision of quality education.