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Girls’ star continues to rise in national examsOlain-Papa tops results in Arumeru districtby Staff Writer
When it comes to academic performance, girls are still a force to reckon with. The national class four examination results for primary schools in Arumeru district are once more being topped by three girls. Monicah Daniel of Olai-Papa English Medium School has led the district results with a total of 148 marks out of 150. Lilian Lucas of Trust St. Patrick with 147 marks took the second position. She ties with Angela Simon also with 147 marks in the third position. Angela is also from Olai-Papa. Alfred Allen, another Olai-Papa pupil with 147 marks is the only boy who made it into the top five at number four. He is followed by Jesca Nickson from the same school also with 147 marks. The top ten results had only two boys, the second one being Christopher Mushi of Olai-Papa, also with 147 at number six. Victoria Francis and Amina Ahmad both St. Patrick pupils with 146 marks each, took the eighth and seventh positions respectively. Janeth Raphael of Olai-Papa and Elizabeth Mosses of St. Patrick both with 146 marks finished in the ninth and tenth positions respectively. Located in Olasiti village of Muriet ward in Arumeru district, Olai-Papa primary school has topped the entire Class Four examination results having recorded a 100 per cent pass mark for all its 10 candidates who sat for the class four exams. Trust St. Patrick was second. The school also had all its 67 pupils passing the exams and is followed by Green Acres at number three and Canaan Adventist in the fourth position. Amani primary was number five, Mringa (six), Ilboru (seventh), Tengeru (eighth), TAPS (ninth) and Moivaro school closed the top ten curtain. Speaking of his school’s victory, the Olai-Papa director, Daniel Samanya Tarimo said it was mainly parents and teachers efforts as it was a community- based project. Started in 1998, Olai-Papa now has a total of 200 pupils from class one to six in a single stream, expecting to debut into class seven national examinations next year. Outgoing Regional Education Officer (REO),
Mrs Hellen Mhando said the regional class four exam results were yet to be
officially compiled.
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