{"id":9833,"date":"2018-08-24T06:30:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T06:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=9833"},"modified":"2018-08-24T06:30:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T06:30:57","slug":"selection-test-for-admission-to-school-of-excellence-characterized-by-irregularities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/selection-test-for-admission-to-school-of-excellence-characterized-by-irregularities\/","title":{"rendered":"Selection test for admission to school of excellence characterized by irregularities"},"content":{"rendered":"

A selection test has been done by the best 6th graders throughout the country to be admitted to the seventh grade in the school of excellence. In Bujumbura city, the test began with a delay of over 3 hours, and cases of absence and cheating were also observed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Pupils

Pupils waiting to do the national selection test<\/p><\/div>\n

At the test center located at a school commonly known as ETS Kamenge in the north of Bujumbura, pupils from Ntahangwa urban commune began the test at 11:30 AM. Five minute later, a pupil of Ngagara fundamental school was asked to step out. Teachers said she was not qualified to sit for the test because she was the seventh in class while only the first five are allowed to take it.<\/p>\n

Parents who have accompanied their children say there has been some injustice. \u201cHow can they forbid a child from doing the test while there are others who are not among the first five but are taking it? Some pupils have not been allowed to sit for the test while they are qualified. It seems like some directors have been bribed,\u201d says a parent met on the spot.<\/p>\n

L\u00e9opold Niyungeko, director of education in Ntahangwa municipality, says this flaw was noticed and adds that an investigation has to be conducted to identify the guilty. \u201cIf it is proved that there has been some cheating, those will be found guilty will be punished accordingly,\u201d says Niyungeko.<\/p>\n

Pupils from Mukaza municipality were gathered at Lyc\u00e9e Municipal Rohero in the city center. The test started at 11: 25a.m. Nestor, a parent whom Iwacu met on the spot, complained about the delay and said it would affect pupils\u2019 results. \u201cWe were asked to arrive here at 7:30 a.m. but the test had not yet begun at 11:15. Pupils are tired, hungry and frustrated. This must affect their results,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Nestor also asks the ministry to publish the results of this test. \u201cThis is the only test of which pupils have no right to get the feedback after the selection process. Pupils neither get papers to see the results nor do parents know what the requirements are to pass the test\u201d.<\/p>\n

In Muha municipality in the south of Bujumbura, pupils were grouped at a school commonly known as Lyc\u00e9e de la Convivialit\u00e9 in Kanyosha. Like in Mukaza, the test had not yet begun at 11:10 a.m. Claver Ndikuriyo, director of education in Muha municipality, says they\u2019ve got the exam late. \u201cPupils had to wait for it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr. Ndikuriyo also says many pupils have not come to do the test. \u201cWe have realized many cases of absence. Maybe it is because the test is done during holidays and some pupils are upcountry,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

The same case was observed at ETS School where around 3O schools have not sent their pupils to do the test.
\nHilaire Baransharitse, member of the commission in charge of the test, confirms the fact that the results for the first two editions were not shown. \u201cHowever, the results for this edition will be shown,\u201d says Baransharitse.<\/p>\n

The school of excellence opened for 7th graders in Burundi for the first time in 2016. There is one school in each of the four education districts throughout the country. Candidates are selected through a national test. For this third edition, around 25 thousand pupils from all over the country were expected to sit for the test.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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