Ecole Secondaire de Kayonza that recently changed its name to ‘Kayonza Modern School’ located in Nyamirama Sector in Kayonza district,entered a new building of 8 classrooms built under the assistance of Japan Government.
The Japan Ambassador to Rwanda Kunio Hatanaka presided over the inauguration ceremony held September 7.
On behalf of his government Ambassador Hatanaka pledged continued support from the government of Japan towards Rwanda’s education sector which he said is “moving in conformity” with the country’s long term development vision 2020.
The building which was constructed in less than 3 months, cost up to Frw 66M and all classrooms will accommodate at least 368 students.
Prior to the opening ceremony, Ambassador Hatanaka visited a new laboratory that contains laboratory equipment for sciences that was opened late last year.
Talking to igihe.com, the Director of the school, Steven Rwamurangwa who with the assistance of the parents founded the school in 1996 noted,
“The new classes are going to help students study in a conducive environment and reduce the congestions in classrooms while promoting academic standards.”
According to Rwamurangwa, among other achievements attained include a new modernized girls dormitory built under the assistance of a U.S based organization ‘Barbara Stone Foundation’, a drilled water well from underground with water reservoir that overcomes water shortage during dry season funded by ‘Living Water International’.
The school also established a Media club that helps to disseminate news to the students funded by both Ministry of Information and MINEDUC two years ago.
Janvier Gasana, a representative from MINEDUC challenged teachers and all staff to ensure both academic standards and discipline are emphasized at the school.
Helping the school to recover, in recent years under the assistance of U.S Embassy, the school constructed a Dining Hall, modern football and volleyball pitches, former science laboratory, kitchen, students’ library and the Director of Studies’ office.
The school is also among the few best schools in government’s program of greening and beautifying the environment.
According to the Director, the school must soon be called a ‘school of excellence’ at the national level through promoting discipline, academics and the school social values.
“We have competent and qualified staff and we must reach our target,” Rwamurangwa outlined.
According to him, the school started in 1996 with the aim of helping children who had come back from Anglophone education system since the education system in Rwanda by that time was purely Francophone.
The school now accommodates over 800 students both national and international students with both ‘O’ and ‘A’ level teaching all science and arts subjects.
Last year the school emerged the 11 position countrywide and in 2009 it had 3rd position in science subjects.
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