Tuesday, January 9, 2018

The Evolution Of Rwanda Education System

By Jennifer Butler


A total of 52 countries makes up a continent known as Africa. Most of these countries are struggling to liberate themselves from chains of postcolonialism by embracing change. Adopting culture from western countries has proven to be inevitable simply because modern standards keep popping up. To improve their statuses and remain relevant in the corporate arena, they have always emphasized on embracing technological advancement. It is clearly evident that Rwanda education system has continued to grow.

Sometime during the 1900s, education was majorly done by families and it was mainly informal. Children were taught how to tackle their enemies during the war, weave baskets, artwork and blacksmith skills. With time, formal education was introduced by 1960. The main beneficiaries of these programs were the Tutsis. They were privileged to attend the best schools in comparison to the Hutus. As a result, they started rebelling and this led to the eruption of civil war. Stakeholders had to go back to the drawing board to solve these problems.

The system tries to emphasize on equal distribution of resources to favor each child. It has led to exposure among students who want to acquire basic education. In fact, they have managed to set up numerous classrooms to cater for all students who keep enrolling. Also, they have managed to provide their students with learning materials and competent teachers to help them in achieving their dreams.

When it comes to technological advancement, the Rwandese educational system has managed to equip all its students with relevant learning materials. It involves providing computers to promote information and communication technology which uses ICT. Right from junior classes, students are taught on how to make use of computers to solve everyday problems.

The country relies on a curriculum involving 6 years in primary school, 3 years for junior high, 3 years in senior secondary and 4 years in the tertiary institution. It is run by three languages namely; English, Kinyarwanda, and French which is basically taught as a supplementary subject in primary schools.

The number of educated people has considerably increased simply because they admit a total of 40,000 students to the university each year. These tertiary institutions offer to law, medicine, and art related courses. Leaners are fully equipped with basic learning materials and tutors who are certified by the Rwandese national union of teachers.

The country has managed to construct a total of 31 universities; 17 of which are public and 14 are private. Each university is fully equipped with resources to enable students to learn better. This measure has led to continuous growth since productive citizens are absorbed into the industry.

Rwanda is one of the fastest growing African nation owing to its educational capacity. In fact, it has managed to absorb technically efficient students into the job market. As a result, it has continued to attain the top mark in terms of development.




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