为迎接青奥会在南京的顺利召开，扩大南京青奥会的影响，更是将南京青年的朝气传达到世界，我校在孙颖老师的大力协助下与赞比亚的NG’OMBE PTA SCHOOL建立为青奥“同心结”学校。
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NAME AND ADDRESS: NG’OMBE PTA SCHOOL
PLOT 52/02 MAGOYE ROAD, NG’OMBE
P/B E14, LUSAKA, ZAMBIA
CELL: +260950999902, +260967-874946
E-mail: ptangombeschool@yahoo.com
CONTACT PERSON: THE HEAD TEACHER/SECRETARY
NG’OMBE PTA SCHOOL
CELL: +260977-874946, +20967-874946,
+260950-999919 (Private)
E-mail: bernardmutambwa@yahoo.com
SCOPE
This document is aimed at giving you an insight of this school, the past and the present. The contents of this document are a sumary of the general service delivery with a bias towards the provision of quality education to the community of Ng’ombe compound. Further, the document gives the summary of the school in particular and the community in general.
VISION
To develop into a versatile institution of learning offering both primary and secondary education to the residents of the catchment area.
MISSION STATEMENT
To provide a child holistic education irrespective of gender, creed, ethnicity and encompassing moral uprightness, knowledge and skills to compete favourably socially, technologically, politically, spiritually and economically so as to participate fully to the development of the community and be able diversify and adapt to the changing environment.
- The Ng’ombe PTA School is a community- run school that was established in 1982. Since then, the school has been run by the community itself which has made tremendous contribution towards its progress and sustainability. It is a non – profit making institution. The income realized from the fees the pupils pay is used to meet the day to day operations of the school such as paying the members of staff and the acquisition of learning and teaching materials.
The demand for more quality education as being explained in this document, has necessitated the production of this document. In view of the aforesaid, it is our hope that you are going to take an interest in supporting our course. We wish to invite you to visit our school for physical inspection and assessment of the school and community needs as portrayed herein.
ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF NG’OMBE COMPOUND
Like many other shanty compounds in Lusaka, Zambia, Ng’ombe compound started as a squatter compound located in Abe Galaun Farms where he grazed his animals (cattle) from where the name NG’OMBE(CATTLE)is derived. The squatters were mainly labourers and some unemployed residents who could not afford to rent houses in nearby suburbs. (To this day, the community of Ng’ombe is mainly of the people who are in the low income bracket).
Within a few years, the numbers of squatters grew rapidly due to number of factors some of which were rural-urban migration , rapid growth of families, rental charge hikes in the surbubs, loss of employment thereby losing the company accommodation coupled with the rising cost of living in the early 1980s. By 1982, the population of Ng’ombe had grown more that of most other shanty compounds around to an extent where it became difficult to evict the residents from the Galaun Farm or repartriate them elsewhere. By the state intervention, Galaun Farm, had to surrender a portion of land (farm) where the squatters settled on.
Despite Ng’ombe being recognized as a residential area, there was no infrastructural development to service the community. There were no social services such as education, health, etc. This highly affected the community in terms of development. In view of this, the members of the community started to organize themselves to provide some social services and to attract some donor and government support. To some extent, some programmes worked out and brought about some positive change to the community. However, a lot remained and remains to be done to this day.
FORMATION OF THE NG’OMBE PTA SCHOOL
Due to the fact that there was no school in the compound, the residents became concerned for the future of their children. They realized that education was the best tool to better the future of their children and that of the community. The only nearby schools then were in Kaunda Square and Olympia Park which were quite distant for the young children, especially then. Some community members started lobbying among themselves and some donors to have a school built in the area for the children to receive the much needed education. By 1982, a preschool was started at some church building which was later to become the now renowned Ng’ombe PTA School. In 1983, the then Christian Children’s Fund (CCF), now Child Fund (CF), an international christian charitable organization came to the aid of the community by donating some building materials and in conjuction with the community which also donated some building blocks and provided some labour, they put up some rooms to start a formal school (Grade 1 – 7). The school continued to receive some assistance from CCF in form of grants on monthly basis. It was at the time known as Ng’ombe School Project herein amended as Ng’ombe PTA School. It became a pioneer project set out to systematically provide the education needs of children and also fight poverty in the community. And that it did.
On July 11, 1997, CCF withdrew its support to the school because the project period came to an end. Consequently, the school was left in the hands of the community which continues to run to this day. It became community run since then and is being run on democratic principles. A constitution is in place which guides in the governance system of the school. The school is administered by the General Assembly of Parents elected PTA Board comprising six parents and five members of staff who are ex-officios. In 2001, the school introduced Grade 8 & 9 classes which has added more impetus to the strength and status of the school.
REGISTRATION AND ENROLMENT
From its inception, the school is registered with the Ministry of Education and other statutory bodies such as the Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) and follows the government syllabii and is regularly inspected by the relevant government inspectors for it to conform to the standards. It also has the examination centres for Grade 7 & 9 Government Examinations. Currently, the school’s enrolment is five hundred seventy-four (574) regular pupils. Over one hundred of these children who are orphans who are finding it hard to pay for their education. It also has currently one hundred six (106) adult literacy pupils (Grade 8 – 12).
The current teaching staff of fifteen teachers is all trained (holding diplomas and certificates) from various tertiary institutions in the country. It is a staff that is highly motivated despite meager salaries and wages. This commitment by the staff has made the school the most preferred by the community. Some teachers hold positions at national levels of some national associations due to their commitment in their respective areas of service.
THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
The school seven classrooms, four office rooms, three toilet blocks, a library which are all in the parameter wall fence thereby making it secure from vandalism. It also has two running water supply systems.
THE ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE INCEPTION
- ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Since its beginning, the school has been produced very good results in the Grade 7 & 9 government examination as the community would attest thereby making it the most preferred in the community. The school has also achieved what most high profile private and government schools have not in terms of co-curricular activities as outlined below. In 2012, one of our pupils was among the top 100 pupils in terms of marks at Grade 7 level.
- DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
The school is run on democratic principles as the general assembly of parents elects six parents to run the affairs of the institution for a period of two years for a maximum of two terms. It has a firm constitution that guides the activities of the school. The fees paid by the children are determined by the general assembly of taking into consideration that most people in the community are vulnerable and poor.
- ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN
The school has sponsored a number of pupils who are learning freely due to their vulnerability and lack of sponsors. The Guidance and Counseling Department identifies these vulnerable children who are mainly orphans. Currently the school has 107 orphans in its 2013 registers.
- CO-CURRICULAR OR EXTRA-MURAL ACTIVITIES
- The school is probably the most decorated in the whole country in terms of trophies in sports and other related co-curricular activities. Examples among others are:
In table tennis, the school has emerged as junior national champions on more occasions than any other school in the country since 2002. Just this year (2013), we have won all the four national championships organized by Zambia Table Tennis Association.
In the National Schools Arts Association (NASAAZ) annual competitions, the school is the most prominent in traditional dance as evidenced by it being the only basic school in the country so far to be awarded the prestigious National Arts Council (NAC) Ngoma Award in 2010 in recognition of its contribution towards the preservation and development of Zambia’s tradition and culture. The school has been on top of since 1996. The NAC would attest to this. Between 1996 and 2013, the school has won the National Schools Arts Association of Zambia (NASAAZ) national titles than any other school in Zambia.
The school has produced some sports personalities who have gone on to represent the country, national soccer team, table tennis, etc. For example, two of three of Zambia’s representatives at the 2011 All Africa Games in Mozambique are products of this school, so are a number of the current national team table tennis players. It has produced some personalities for example in the broadcasting and aviation industries.
The National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOC) has nominated Ng’ombe PTA School as the only school to be twinned with a school in China during the August, 2014 2nd Nanjing Summer Youth Olympic Games in China for some educational, cultural and sports exchange programmes.
Yearly, the school mostly produces more athletes than any other school in the district to represent Lusaka District and eventually Lusaka province at the national schools sports festivals. We are the 14-school Chamba Valley Schools Sports Association athletics champions. The association includes schools like Munali and Chelstone High Schools among others.
SOME REFERENCES
- The SESO, Ministry of Education Headquarters – 00260-977650255/00260-211250655
- The DESO, Lusaka District Education Board Secretary – 00260-955623749/0211240250
- The Patron, Zambia Table Tennis Association – 00260-955800989
- The Chairperson, National Schools Arts Association of Zambia – 00260-978683502
- The Coordinator, National Schools Arts Association - 00260-977753764
- The President, Assitej Zambia – 00260-977540292
- The National Sports Coordinator, Headteachers Association of Zambia –
00260-974623163
NG’OMBE PTA SCHOOL IN PICTURES
