24 June

A  ceremony  to  upgrade  and  open  the  No  4 Basic  Education High School in Pyapon, Ayeyawady  Re-gion was held at the school yesterday  morning,  with  the  greetings extended  by  Chief  Minister  of  Ay-eyawady Region  U  Hla  Moe Aung.

Speaking at the cere-mony,  Union  Minister  for Education  Dr  Myo  Thein  Gyi  said  his ministry  opened  525  new  schools  and upgraded 100 schools in Ayeyawady Region dur-ing the current academic year, with the recommen-dation of the Region Gov-ernment. Schools  which  had  the  fixed  number  of students  or  which  were  located  in  the accessible  plains  and  were  three  miles from the school that was one level higher than them or schools located in the areas with poor trans-port or  located  in  the  hill  regions and which met the prescribed distance of two miles were inclusive in the program, he added.

Pyapon   Township   had  a  high  matriculation  pass-rate,  he  said,  and  added  that  making  the  right  choice  in  selecting  the major subject was an important  factor  to  pass  the  matriculation  exami-nation.  Academic  skill  of teachers and their teach-ing methods were also im-portant, he said. Students who  were  outstanding  in  English, Mathematics and science  subjects  should  choose  the  science  ma-jor  category  in  the  high  school, he suggested. But students  who  passed  the  middle  school  at  B  or  C  level  should  choose  the  science  plus  arts  major  category, he added.

The  involvement  of  parents  was  required  in  nurturing children to have the  habit  of  helping  each  other and collectively tak-ing  part  in  social  welfare  and  sanitation  actives,  he  pointed  out.  The  Un-ion  Minister  called  for  the  involvement  of  the respective  local  govern-ments, MPs, parents and guardians  and  the  public  in  bringing  out  brilliant  youths.

Representative   of   Amyotha Hluttaw U Thein Swe also gave a speech.

Union  Minister  Dr  Myo Thein Gyi, Chief Min-ister U Hla Moe Aung, MP U Thein Swe and officials formally  opened  the  cer-emony  and  unveiled  the  school signboard.

Headmistress  of  the  school Daw Kyu Kyu Win presented  commemora-tive pennants to the Union Minister and officials. The Union  Minister  donated  school rucksacks and sta-tionery for needy students through the township edu cation officer.

Patron  of  the  Par-ent-Teacher  Association  of  the  school  Myo  Myint  reported on the functions of the association and the headmistress spoke words of thanks. The Union Min-ister and officials took part in  the  meeting  of  educa-tion officers, school heads and  teachers,  which  was  held at Thiri Annawa Hall in Pyapon.

The  Union  Minister  and  the  Chief  Minister  delivered  address  at  the  meeting.  Union  Minister  Dr  Myo  Thein  Gyi  and  officials  looked  into  the  requirements  presented  by the participants at the meeting. — MNA(Translated by TMT)