Private schools attract more parents in Chad
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tchadinfos
Repeated strikes in Chad’s public schools are driving more parents towards private schools, according to education specialist Bouloalta Rimini. He distinguishes between profit-oriented schools and others with a social mission, while highlighting that high fees can exclude some families, according to Tchadinfos.
Bouloalta Rimini, an education specialist in Chad, distinguishes between two categories of private schools: those that regard education as an economic service and those that present it as a social, human and intellectual mission. He says the schools therefore do not all have the same objectives, according to Tchadinfos.
The specialist considers exclusion linked to school fees to be the main problem in the private sector. He recalls that education is primarily the responsibility of the state, while noting that some people open schools to help families cope with the limitations of the public system, according to Tchadinfos.
Bouloalta Rimini also explains that the good results of some private schools may be due to selection tests that allow them to admit pupils who are already well prepared. Other schools accept children regardless of their level, identify their difficulties and work with parents to improve their results, reports Tchadinfos.
The specialist finally criticises certain practices in public schools, citing a lack of seriousness, lateness, absences and weak supervision of pupils. He stresses that competent teachers also work in the private sector and can use the same curricula there under different conditions, according to Tchadinfos.
