Geita school conducts door-to-door search

Geita. The number of students in Izumacheli Secondary School has significantly increased from four to 30, thanks to the door-to-door searches over absentee and public awareness.

Last week, the school made headlines for all the wrong reasons after only four out of 88 selected students reported for classes.

Reports show that the four students, who have enrolled for Form One, were the only boys to report to school out of the 35 expected to join.

A total of 53 girls have been selected to join the school as well.

However, reports from the school say that the number of students has risen as of yesterday.

Geita District Education Officer (Deo) Thomas Dime said, “A door-to-door search has been conducted by a team of officers dispatched to villages in search of the absentee students.”

The school’s head teacher, Edward Nkwabi, said, “The number of Form Two students in attendance has increased to 33 from the earlier 26.”

The ward executive officer (Weo), Faustine Samike, said that the door-to-door campaign was still ongoing umtil all the students had been admitted to Form One classes.

Izumacheli Secondary School, which was opened in 2022, is located on one of the Islands along Lake Victoria and admits students from the neighbouring islets of Butwa and Lulegeya.

Before the school was built, students had to travel to the neighbouring ward of Nkome which is located outside the lake area in order to acquire education.

The school’s remote location and limited transportation has been a challenge for students coming from Lulegeya and Butwa Islands.

However, the increase in enrolled students is a positive indication for the future.