The government is threatening to take punitive measures against secondary schools that enroll learners in senior ones without PLE certificates.
Deputy Minister of General Education and Instruction in South Sudan, Hon. Martin Tako Moyi warned private schools of disobeying education rules by admitting students without passing results which he described as “multi practices” which violated the education acts.
He says the Ministry of General Education and instruction have learned that some private schools registered first-year students before the release of the Primary Living Examination results and have been operating illegally since June.
“Some private schools have registered students for first-year secondary schools, and these schools have been operating illegally without the permission of the Ministry,” he said.
Mr. Tako cautioned schools violating the Education Act to immediately desist from such practices and stick to South Sudan’s education system of transitioning from class to class based on academic performance.
The deputy minister further said that they are planning to make Saturday working days to cover up for the time lost during the release of the results, but he did not mention when the schools are expected to open.
The state minister of education, Central Equatoria Hon: Cirisio Zakaria Lado, said people should not compromise with law violators because of their position.
He urges the citizens to cooperate with the authority to implement the laws and hold those wrongdoers accountable.
The Minister mentioned seven schools in Juba accused of being involved in the illicit registration of students before the release of the results.
South Sudan released the result of the Primary Eight certificate last week to enable the student to join secondary school.