The Minister of State in Charge of Primary and Secondary Education , Rwamukwaya Olivier has revealed that the ministry of education will redirect the funds formerly used to build students’ accommodation to support nine and twelve years basic education.
This was revealed yesterday during the official launch of the girls’ accommodation built at Lycée Notre Dame de Citeaux (LNDC) built in collaboration with the school parents and other sponsors.
“The good structure is a result of parents and school collaboration. Other schools should emulate the same other than relying upon aid,” he said adding; “We are planning to divert the funds of building accommodations to look for basic materials needed in nine and twelve years basic education with such gaps as laboratories and their equipments and other needs.”
The headmaster of Lycée Notre Dame de Citeaux, Sr Hélène Nayituriki said that the construction which took six months is the result of parents’ efforts in collaboration with the school. She promised that the hostel will reduce the number of students living out of school especially those whose families are far away from school.
One of students at the school said that the boarding facility will save them time since it would cost them a long time to reach the school or their homes which jeopardized their education.
Lycée Notre Dame de Citeaux was opened in 1952 by nuns under the congregation of Bernadine Sisters. Currently it has a total enrollment of 800 students of whom only 446 were accomodated.
The new building has the capacity to accommodate 336 students.
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