Somaliland: Private Schools Earn Highest Marks In National Examinations

Hargeysa, Somaliland, September 18, 2010 (SL Times) – The ministry of Education announced the examination results of the intermediate and secondary schools for the year of 2009/2010. Most of the top 10 students are from private schools.

A well-organized ceremony that the ministry of Education Miss Zamzam Aadan and the General Secretary of the ministry Mr. Abdirahman Maal participated were announced the results of the examinations.

Abdirhamn Mohamed Maal, the director general of the ministry told that 8968 students sat for the examination of the intermediate schools in which 8104 students passed whereas 659 students failed. He also told that 204 registered students for the exam were absent during the examination period.

The General Secretary also added that 3980 students took this year tests in the secondary schools in which most of them passed the exam except less than 200 students. The ministry of education honored the top 10 students for each Intermediate and secondary schools for the year 2009/2010 in well-attended ceremony. The list of students with their school name is as follow:

Top Ten Students for the GCSE Examinations (2009/2010)

Name of the student School Name

1Cabdilaahi Xasan Cadnaan Cabdilaahi………. ILAYS. (Private)

2-Yaxye Cabdilaahi Muxumed Kaahin……….. Nuuradiin. (Private

3-Khaalid Muxumed Cabdilaahi Guunje……. Nuuradiin. (Private)

4-Axmed Ibraahim Muxumed Baaruud……… Nuuradiin. (Private)

5-Foosiya Yuusuf Nuur Maxamed……………. ILAYS. (Private)

6-Mursal Maxamed Jaamac Suldaan………… ILAYS. (Private)

7-Sayid Cabdilaahi Taani Cabdilaahi……….. 26-ka Juun. (Public School)

8-Cabdifataax Jaamac Axmed Maygaag……. ILAYS. (Private)

9-Khadar Cabdi Ibraahim Muxumed……….. Al-jesiira. (Private)

10-Maxamed Axmed Xuseen Furre………….. Nuuradiin. (Private)

Top Ten Students for the Intermiate Examinations (2009/2010)

Name of the student School Name

1) Cabdisalaan Cismaan Xuseen Faahiye…… Sheekh Cali Ibraahim(Public School)

2) C/samad Muxyadiin Aaden Burhaa…. Qudhac-dheer (Public School)

3) Aaden Xasan Axmed Maxamuud………. SMART (Private)

4) Siciid Maxamuud Faarax Maxamed……. Ceel-afwayn (Public School)

5) C/fataax Cismaan ibraahim Xasan……. Qudhac-dheer. (Public School)

6) C/rixiin Axmed Maxamed Diiriye…….. SMART (Private)

7) C/raxmaan Ismaaciil Cabdi Guuleed…. Sheekh Cali Cismaan (Public School)

8] Jamaal C/rashiid Cismaan Xasa……. Nuuradiin (Private School)

9) Caasha Bashiir Cabdi Sulaymaan……. Blooming (Private School

10) Mahad Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud…… SMART (Private School

There was record This is the year that highest number of students sit for the examinations of intermediate and secondary schools. Students from privately funded schools received top grades in this year exams. Only one student from 26-June secondary school which is a public school was in the top ten students of the GCSE exams. The top students of the GCSE exams got scholarships to attend overseas universities in Malaysia, Sudan and Libya.

Students from Nuuradiin and Ilays secondary schools, which are privately owned, have earned top grades in GCSE exams in this year. Tuition costs in Somaliland private is between $7-$30 per month. The median household in the country cannot afford to send their kids to private schools. Students in private school receive better education than their counterparts in Public schools. Like most institutions in the country privately owned schools, hospitals and institutions are regard to have better services than state operated ones.

Source: SomalilandPress
http://www.somalilandtimes.net/sl/2010/451/9.shtml