Read for the Top triumphs again

Julius the jeweler brought us great news today. The school in his village did Read for the Top in class 6 two years ago. These children have just received the results of their class 8 national exams. Last year the mean score for class 8 was 197 out of 500. This year (the Read for the Top group) the mean was 267! All children scored high enough (over 200) to continue to high school. The school was the most improved in the county and ranked 10th for most improved school nation wide. The county education task force came to visit to ask how they did it. Julius is chair of the school management committee and explained about Read for the Top.

Of course it takes more than just doing the Read for the Top contest. We honour the teacher for his hard work over two years and the children for their perseverance.