By Ireen Mseteka

Likoma, March 1, Mana: Likoma District Education Manager’s (DEM) office has awarded outstanding Standard Eight teachers for good performance of their learners in the 2022/2023 Primary School Leaving Certificate Examinations (PSLCE).  

Speaking during the award ceremony on Thursday, Chief Education Officer for Likoma, Zimulange Mhango, said the gesture was aimed at motivating outstanding teachers to continue working hard. 

“As a district we get good PLSCE results but not good enough. That is why we decided to organize these awards to encourage teachers to work harder and send more learners to secondary schools,” Mhango said.

Member of Parliament (MP) for Likoma, Ashems Songwe, said he launched a primary school quiz competition to improve education standards on the island district.

“We want to ensure the district’s performance improves effective this year. Our primary schools should start sending learners to national secondary schools.

“At the moment, we want to buy a multifunctioning printer so that printing services should be within reach. On top of that, government is constructing school blocks and libraries in the district,” Songwe said.

One of the outstanding teachers, Peter Chigoo, who is also Deputy Headteacher for Ulisa Primary School, said he always works hard and gives lessons to learners from 6am to 7am even during holidays and weekends.