161 Candidates at Abangite College of Science and Technology have Joined other Students in Writing the National Examination for 2023

 161 Candidates at Abangite College of Science and Technology have Joined other Students in Writing the National Examination for 2023

By Joseph Ernesto

161 students both from the science and ARTs section at Bishop Abangite College of Science and Technology have joined other students in writing the national exams Countrywide with 35,459 candidates including over 12,000 girls partaking in this examination sitting for the examination this year has increased compared to last year.

Abangite College of science and technology before the wartime in Sudan has been one of the best Secondary schools in Western Equatoria State that had been fostering ongoing quality education.

The South Sudan Certificate of Secondary Education Examination commenced on Monday across the country, Bishop Abangite is one of the Centers in Western Equatoria State that hosts students both from Abangite College and Bangasi Academic, speaking to Anisa radio, the principal of Abangite college of science and technology who is also the chief invigilators of the Center Rev. Fr. Dr. Joseph Migidi said, the school has qualified teachers from within and abroad that he expects the school to perform as the best in these national exams because in the state and the nation as a whole.

He also mentioned that Covid19 has affected the school statistics and program since most of the students dropped out of school.

Fr. Migidi added that poverty is seriously disrupting the performance of the students, and lack of school fees creates impartiality in paying the teachers as a result there is an ongoing irregularity of class attendance.  

He stated that; about 6 million South Sudanese pounds are yet to be paid by the students of which 2 million is unpaid fees by some of the candidates due to current economic hardships. 

He continued, the lack of drinking water in the school premises enabled extravagant exit from the school compound. He then solicited the state government to avail drinking water within the compound as to stabilize movement from the school compound.

He appealed to the government to always cooperate with the institution so as to adhere to a competent learning system for all South Sudanese while calling on the parents to pay students’ school fees to enable the school to pay teachers including the provision of the teaching materials.