ARUA CATHOLIC DIOCESE PLANS TO PUT UP SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Rt Rev Sabino Ocan Odoki blessing the centinary Gorota at the Ediofe primary school. Photo by Anslem Ojaru
By Anslem Ojaru
Arua City
In a bid to promote and strengthen education services in the region, Arua catholic diocese is in plans to set up secondary school structure for learners with special needs.
Lack of a special needs secondary school has forced many to drop out of school after primary level in the region.
During the centenary celebrations of Ediofe girls’ primary school in Arua city, on Sunday July 21, 2024, the Bishop ordinary of Arua diocese Rt. Rev.Sabino Ocan Odoki unveiled their plans of putting up a secondary structure for learners with special needs.
“We want to provide better facilities for those with special needs, I know here at Ediofe girls primary school there is an annex but we have chosen Eruba primary school to also have as an annex to be where we are going to build a secondary school for those who have some physical challenges, the work is in progress, we have already contacted the parents of the school to give us that land to build secondary school for those who are physically challenged.”
Speaking at the same event Ezaru Lucy the Education officer of Ayivu Division urged government to support the Special needs learners with the necessities needed to aid their learning.
“We are facing a challenge of assisting devices for the unit section, so if you could also go back and help us lobby to support this section, learners of special needs education in terms of white canes that would still help for visual impairment in the unit section. I would request that if we join hands together, we embrace the quality of education then at the end of it all it will benefit our region.”
This comes as the learners with special needs face challenges with joining the secondary school as there is no special needs Secondary school in the area where they can join for further studies.
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