Q: What are the ages of the students?
A: The students ages range from 13 to 22 years old.

Q: In what language are the classes taught?
A: All secondary and high schools are taught in English, while all primary schools are taught in Kiswahili.

Q: What about AIDS and HIV?
A: It is a major concern and health education is taught often.

Q: Are there girls in the school?
A: Yes, half of the entering class are girls.

Q: Do students pay a tuition?
A: Yes, the tuition fee is $600 per year for day students.

Q: What kind of transportation do they have to get to school?
A: Most of the students walk to school, but a few have bicycles.

Q: What percent of eligible students in Tanzania attend secondary school?
A: As there are so few secondary schools, only 20% of children can attend.

Q: Does the government support the school financially?
A: No, there is no government support.

Q: Are there any immediate needs for the school?
A: Yes, money to build the high school, two high school dormitories, science lab addition, 4 additional staff houses, dispensary, and to establish a scholarship fund.

Q: Is there an endowment fund?
A: TEF has been discussing an endowment fund, but the immediate need to build the high school, dormitories for boarding students, and adequately equip the laboratories and library are the most imminent objectives.”

Any Further Questions?

If you have any further questions, you may email Daphne Sloan, executive director of the Tanzania Education Fund Board, at TanzaniaED@aol.com

To Write to the School directly:

Nianjema Secondary School
P.O. Box 215
Bagamoyo, Tanzania
East Africa

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