SPEECH TO BE DELIVERED AT AN AWARDS GIVING CEREMONY BY THE
HEADTEACHER AT WAWA HIGH SCHOOL ON 24.09.2015 AT 14:00HRS
The Guest of Honour, Permanent Secretary, and Provincial Education Officers
present, District Education Board Secretaries, Education Standard Officers,
Headteachers, Heads of Department, all teachers present, Ladies and Gentlemen.
It is a rare privilege to welcome you all to this awards giving ceremony. For many
years, our school has been performing very well but we have never had an opportunity
like this to award them. Therefore, with the support of the school board, we sat and
came up with prizes to give to the immediate past Grade 12s for their performance.
The Guest of Honour, Madam, Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to thank the PTA
executive who are a very hardworking team, the teachers and the pupils who have
equally worked hard to ensure our school keeps on producing good results.
Guest of Honour, Madam, Ladies and Gentlemen, last year werecorded an
increase in our pass rate. This is because we had thirty pupils who got six points. A
great achievement Indeed! This entails these pupils are all going to Universities across
the country. This also means that these pupils will join our former pupils holding key
positions in the government. What a great honour to have such hard working pupils!
Madam Minister, the girl child at our school is proud of having you in that office
as you are a role model to them. They are motivated further to work extra hard to be like
you.
Ladies and gentlemen, even when our school has been doing well it does not
mean all is well .The school has its challenges. For example, most of our teachers are
not accommodated, hence they live far from our school whichmakes it difficult for them
to arrive for work on time. Apart from that, we have a critical shortage of text books and
desks which makes learning and teaching a bit difficult. Moreover, the school has only
two computers and we appeal to you, madam, to come to our aid.
Madam, Ladies and Gentlemen, we also have a critical shortage of teachers
especially in Mathematics and Science, we therefore urge you, madam, to send more
teachers in those subjects to mitigate the shortage.
In conclusion, I would like to thank you most sincerely madam, for having taken
time off from your busy schedule to come and grace this occasion. This should continue
so that we can present our grievances directly to you and also to see how we are doing
academically and professionally.
I thank you all for your attention and may God bless you.