Zoundweogo: The Provincial Directorate of Secondary Education, Vocational and Technical Training (DPESFPT) of Sissili held its second management council meeting of the 2025-2026 school year this Friday in Léo. Under the chairmanship of the provincial director, Serge Lawabien Toé, the stakeholders reviewed the results of the first term and defined the guidelines for the rest of the year.According to Burkina Information Agency, the heads of public and private secondary schools, along with the chairpersons of the school boards in Sissili province, gathered in the town hall of Léo to analyze the educational performance recorded during the first term. The overall success rate, as presented at the meeting, is considered encouraging by provincial education authorities, with a success rate of 74.39% for technical education and 63.17% for general education.Provincial director Serge Lawabien Toé noted that these figures reflect the efforts made on the ground. "These results are very satisfactory in light of the rep ort presented. We congratulate all those involved," he declared. The ambition now is to maintain or surpass these statistics by the end-of-year exams, with a specific focus on improving BEPC results, which were previously deemed insufficient.The council highlighted the significance of aligning education with socio-economic realities, supporting the national authorities' vision. The DPESFPT appreciated the integration of practical trades such as sewing, animal husbandry, and agriculture within schools, aiming to transform Burkinabe schools into drivers of practical skills development.Despite the positive outlook, challenges persist, particularly a shortage of qualified personnel in several disciplines, along with logistical and financial constraints, which are especially acute in the private sector. Madeleine Kalwoulé/Karama, director of the Betsaleel school complex, pointed out the specific difficulties faced by contracted establishments, including delayed payment of tuition fees for state-assigned studen ts, complicating the regular payment of teachers' salaries.Kalwoulé/Karama also mentioned the shortage of textbooks due to the introduction of the Competency-Based Approach (CBA) and the lack of teaching materials on the market. The exclusion of the private sector from state funding remains a significant obstacle to learning.The council meeting concluded with a call for general mobilization, with participants pledging to redouble their efforts to ensure that Sissili province achieves record success rates in the June 2026 exams.