LNP served and continues to serve over 500 underprivileged children through the Lifeline Nursery, Primary, Junior Secondary, and Senior Secondary schools.
The National Primary School Examinations (NPSE) results have been released, and the LNP leadership extends its congratulations to the school management team, parents, and, most importantly, the pupils, who achieved a 96% pass rate. Records for the NPSE showed a total of 125,092 pupils passed this academic year, achieving a national pass rate of 78.0%, with special congratulations going to one, Haja Namassa Conteh for securing the highest score of 344, but our very own significant successes included 11 year old Yayoh Mariatu Sankoh, who scored 309 and came 1st in Lifeline School, 10 year old Theresa Victoria Smarth, who scored 301 and secured 2nd place, and 11 year old Fatmata Sesay, who secured 3rd place with a score of 300.
The school management team and JSS3 students, in both Freetown and Punduru village, Kenema, are also awaiting the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results. In the meantime, the school management team is in the process of planning additional training for the Nursery and Primary school teachers, including training in the use of Phonics, with the training sessions scheduled for the first week of September, alongside ongoing training from the Teacher Service Commission (TSC).
You may recall from last month’s newsletter that our Nursery 3 and Primary Class 6 children proudly celebrated their graduation, moving up to Primary Class 1 and Junior Secondary School Form 1 respectively, and here are some reminders from that happy ceremony – the Nursery 3 children are in blue gowns, Primary Class Six in the green gowns on the left below, and a mix of proud parents and pupils on the right…