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What Sets High-Performing Boarding Schools Apart in Ethiopia?

BBC · 4 hours ago · Read the Full Story on BBC
What Sets High-Performing Boarding Schools Apart in Ethiopia?
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Specialized boarding schools in Ethiopia consistently produce top national exam results due to rigorous admissions, selected faculty, and focused learning environments, though experts caution about potential social disconnection.

  • Students enter boarding schools starting from 9th grade after achieving high scores in 8th grade and passing a competitive entrance examination.
  • Mahder Tiruneh, a graduate of Ambo Ifa Boru Special Boarding Secondary School, scored 539 out of 600 in the 2018 E.C. national exam and noted that the boarding environment helped her focus entirely on her studies.
  • Abraham Gojam scored 569 points in the 12th-grade exams at the Honorable Dr. Haddis Alemayehu Special Boarding School in Debre Markos, citing manageable class sizes of 30 to 40 students as a key benefit.
  • Haddis Alemayehu Special Boarding School principal Dereje Kefeligne stated that the school was established in 2012 E.C. and has not recorded a single low score since it began taking national exams in 2015 E.C.
  • Oromia Development Association special boarding school achieved the highest national result in the recent 12th-grade exam with an average score of 591.6.
  • Belay Hagos, an associate professor at Addis Ababa University, warned that separating elite students from their peers can create social and psychological gaps, advocating instead for enrichment programs within regular schools.
  • Ministry of Education lead executive Yohannes Wegaso stated that the government is expanding boarding schools to nurture future leaders while simultaneously working to upgrade standards across regular schools.
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