June 3

THE government set school enrolment week for the 2022-2023 Academic Year from 26 May to 1 June and reopened the basic education schools (primary, middle, high) across the nation yesterday.

Similarly, the schools were opened in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area and the teachers conducted the health-related measures at the entrance of the schools.

Headmistress Daw Yamin Thu of No (8) BEHS said, “There were only about 1,000 students in the previous year and it did not exceed 1,000. Now, we expect there would be about 1,200 students this year and there will be more enrollments. We will admit the enrollment of students during the school opening period until there is no restriction. We have enough classrooms if the number of enrollments is high. We made preparations at schools on 15 May for school enrollments. We have a medical room for students. The students who cannot make enrollment for two successive years miss two classes. Therefore, I want them to enrol on any situation.”

The government did not collect any charges for school enrollments and provided free education, stationaries and school uniforms to the students.

“Ninety per cent of high school students attend our school in addition 90 per cent of middle school students and 95 per cent of primary students. There are 1,231 students who enrolled at our school as of today. There are 1142 students today and so it shows 93 per cent of attendance. We cooperate with the officials and parents for the school-age children to achieve their learning opportunities. We also urged the township officials to urge the people to send the children to school as there are children who are not afford to go to school for various reasons. We admit the enrollment of students during the school opening days. We distribute stationeries free as we have free education. The students attend the schools peacefully today,” said Daw Khin Myint Yi, Headmistress of No (7) BEHS.

Officials of the Ministry of Education arranged the furniture in classrooms following COVID-19 health rules, timetables, school ferries and preventive measures for COVID-19 in school compounds.

The traffic police, township officials, Myanmar Fire Brigade and Myanmar Police Force members conducted necessary measures for road safety during school hours in Nay Pyi Taw. There are 842 schools in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area — 757 basic education schools, 28 monastic schools and 57 private schools — and a total of 158,525 students attended the schools yesterday. — Aung Thant/GNLM