Pô:The provincial directorate of Secondary Education of Nahouri held an awards ceremony on Saturday, October 10, recognizing the best students, teachers, and schools in the province during the inaugural Day of School Excellence. The event was presided over by the secretary general of the province, Mile Hien.
According to Burkina Information Agency, the ceremony celebrated top students in the BEPC (Junior High School Certificate) from each of the five municipalities, as well as high achievers in the CAP (Vocational Aptitude Certificate), BEP (Vocational Studies Certificate), and CQP (Professional Qualification Certificate). These students were rewarded with a school kit and a bicycle. The top performers in each subject, totaling twelve awardees, received tablets and laptops.
The event also recognized three internally displaced or disabled students who excelled in the BEPC, BEP, and baccalaureate exams, awarding them a bicycle, a school kit, and a tablet. Twelve teachers with over twenty years of service and the top five schools in the BEPC and baccalaureate exams received letters of commendation.
The ceremony, themed "School Excellence, Engine of Development Valuing the Profession of Students and Actors in Education in Nahouri," was attended by Pascal Oudraogo, Chief of Staff to the Minister of Secondary Education, and Valentin Bouda, Chief of Staff to the Minister of Basic Education, who expressed their support for the initiative.
Malick Simpor, the provincial director responsible for Secondary Education, Vocational, and Technical Training, stated that the initiative aims to promote dedication and foster healthy competition among students and education professionals.
The sponsors' representative, Samuel Tahoura, praised the dedication of education stakeholders and emphasized their collective responsibility, reaffirming the sponsors' commitment to supporting similar initiatives.
Mile Hien, the province's secretary general, congratulated the organizers for celebrating a noble mission and encouraged the beneficiaries to continue striving for excellence. Nahouri achieved a 73.06% success rate in the baccalaureate exam, placing first at the regional level.