Malawi government agrees to abolish quota system in public secondary school selection
Government has agreed to abolish quota system in the selection of students into public secondary schools.
But quota system in the selection of students into public universities remains in force.
According to a statement co-signed by secretary for Education Justin Saidi and Reverend Levi Nyondo, the general secretary for CCAP Synod of Livingstonia, national secondary school places shall be allocated on the basis of merit across the country regardless of proximity and economic cost.
“This now means that use of quota policy in selecting students to secondary schools falls away,” says the statement.
The statement says equitable access policy shall be applied to cater for women and the vulnerable for form one places as it is common practice the world over where school places are limited.
Selection to district boarding, district day and community day secondary schools shall remain the benefit of students within the district, says the statement.
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Why should the stupid quota system remain in higher institutions of learning? There is no justification for this evil thing.
Affirmative action was meant to help blacks who had been unfairly kept out our US universities. Perhaps a similar arrangement could be made to help out achieve gender equity, but you will be hard pressed to find any modern or developed nation practising this evil system.
If you cant abolish the system when selecting students into university then ndinu agalu. Useless
No quota system for boys, but yes there will be quota system for girls. I thought Livingstonia synod only want merit?
LS battle won
this is a good step in the right direction but remains still controvesial.
Why would you use quota system at some level if we are saying the system is evil and exclusive?
We need to face the reality of life as say merit is the only yard stick for all
Is Livingstonia Mission a third Arm of Government? If not why was it the only Synod let alone Religious entity that was involved in this crucial issue. Atumbukawa bwino nawo
MASO BII, TAMAKANGOWOTCHANI MISIKA POTI NDI ZOMWE MUMAZIWA!!
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The 9 best day secondary schools in 2019 MSCE results are from South. This means that even though students were selected to Day Secondary Schools, they qualified for District Boarding Secondary Schools. Those that were selected to District Boarding secondary schools qualified for National Secondary Schools but space factor due to quota affected them. I can foresee many students from South being selected in large numbers to National Secondary Schools in central and Northern Region. That is a good idea tikadzadzana ku Chaminade
now we are talking – well done MG
now we are talking – thumbs up Malawi Government!!
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