Education Director General Adelio Ojina Quinto revealed that his ministry has rejected paying the salaries because they need to verify existence of the AES instructors. [Gurtong]
By Peter Lokale Nakimangole
TORIT, 09 November 2013 [Gurtong] – Eastern Equatoria State Ministry of Education has delayed to pay monthly salaries for about two months now, with the Alternative Education System (AES) instructors leaving about 4,000 learners stranded, Ministry officials have disclosed.
Speaking to Journalists in Torit, the Education Director General Adelio Ojina Quinto revealed his ministry has rejected paying the salaries because they need to verify existence of the AES instructors in the state.
He disclosed that the County Education Assistant Commissioners declined to avail number of instructors in their respective vicinities which according to him would help to confirm whether there are ghost names or not as some of the names in the payroll look illusory while others have continued to be absent.
The Director General advocated for qualified teachers to improve quality learning for better performance but insists that they victims must demonstrate professionalism to provide knowledge to the learners.
The report according to World Bank shows that South Sudan is working hard to build an inclusive education system in the face of huge unmet needs.
However, the bank says to catch up with the rest of Africa, South Sudan needs consistent and higher investment in education for more classrooms, more schools in rural areas, more trained teachers and more equitable and efficient allocation of resources for education across the country.
Despite the impressive improvement in children’s enrolment, the completion and retention remain poor.
The report shows that the primary education completion rate is 26% for the first six years of primary education and only 8% complete the eight year-circle. After primary four (grade 4), the dropout rate is steep and persistent.