The PM's request that principals of schools that do well in the SEA should share their strategies with other schools is not necessary. All that principals need to do, as those prestigious primary schools do, is disregard the Ministry's requirement for enrolment: five years old and you live in the catchment area. These principals start the early hunt for glory by giving an academic test to cream off the bright ones. Then they insist that both father and mother attend the interview. Priority is given to monthly-paid parents and the more prestigious their jobs the greater is the certainty of their child's acceptance. These prestigious schools only take in what they consider as smart children from stable homes which of course can meet their constant need for big money to run their schools.
Patrice Lumumba