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A trip to St Augustines Penalonga, Parent shocked by the state of dormitories - WhatsApp update
14 May 2014 at 02:34hrs | Views
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5:47am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩: BacK to sch.a drive to St Augustines Penalonga one will be shocked by the state of domitories. I took my son to the school yesterday for 2nd term. My God l could not believe what l saw. the hostel looks like a horse stable. beds and matresses are in a sorry state. the ceiling is damaged for some time. no lighting. walls an eye sore. non functioning toilets. they have to use buckets.water taps flooding the floor. l wonder what type food is offered as l was taken off and left before their meals. these schools are only making a killing. All what could have been done during holidays is never getting attention. l now concider to sent my kids to day schools.Imagine a form one boy exposed to such inhuman conditions.plse expose this!
6:52am, 14 May - Bulawayo24 News: Did you take photos as proof?
6:58am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩:
6:58am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩: Thus the ceiling.
6:59am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩: Beds.
6:59am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩:
7:01am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩:
7:02am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩: Broken window panes.the hostel is just near their bakery far at the sch summit.
8:12am, 14 May - Bulawayo24 News: how come its bed frames with no mattresses?
8:17am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩: The poor,very thin matresses are dumped in one room during holidays and reissued on opening after presenting your huge fees receceipt.its just like a haystack in the room.
8:19am, 14 May - Bulawayo24 News: So how is the DH?
8:22am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩: I didn't want to even have a site of it.l was afraid to take my son back to Hre.
8:26am, 14 May - Bulawayo24 News: Ok, how is the pass rate compared to back in the 90s?
8:31am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩: On the notice board.As 90percent and (o)level 75percent bt look this sch which was a gem is now below St Faith Rusape,Nyanga high and even other day schools like Mbare high,Zengeza high to mention a few.
8:34am, 14 May - Bulawayo24 News: How are the fees there?
8:52am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩: Averagely as stipulated by the ministry ($450) may u take into concideration;some of this properties like beds were purchased during Rhodesia why then can't they improove a little bit. I got a home boy who schooled at the sch 1981 and slept on the same beds.Englican authourities seem not worried in mantaining missioary schools as to Roman Catholics.try to check on that.l don't want to take away their academic results.
9:01am, 14 May - Bulawayo24 News: Thank you for the update, we will publish this chat on your behalf.
5:47am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩: BacK to sch.a drive to St Augustines Penalonga one will be shocked by the state of domitories. I took my son to the school yesterday for 2nd term. My God l could not believe what l saw. the hostel looks like a horse stable. beds and matresses are in a sorry state. the ceiling is damaged for some time. no lighting. walls an eye sore. non functioning toilets. they have to use buckets.water taps flooding the floor. l wonder what type food is offered as l was taken off and left before their meals. these schools are only making a killing. All what could have been done during holidays is never getting attention. l now concider to sent my kids to day schools.Imagine a form one boy exposed to such inhuman conditions.plse expose this!
6:52am, 14 May - Bulawayo24 News: Did you take photos as proof?
6:58am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩:
6:58am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩: Thus the ceiling.
6:59am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩: Beds.
6:59am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩:
7:01am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩:
7:02am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩: Broken window panes.the hostel is just near their bakery far at the sch summit.
8:12am, 14 May - Bulawayo24 News: how come its bed frames with no mattresses?
8:17am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩: The poor,very thin matresses are dumped in one room during holidays and reissued on opening after presenting your huge fees receceipt.its just like a haystack in the room.
8:19am, 14 May - Bulawayo24 News: So how is the DH?
8:22am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩: I didn't want to even have a site of it.l was afraid to take my son back to Hre.
8:26am, 14 May - Bulawayo24 News: Ok, how is the pass rate compared to back in the 90s?
8:31am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩: On the notice board.As 90percent and (o)level 75percent bt look this sch which was a gem is now below St Faith Rusape,Nyanga high and even other day schools like Mbare high,Zengeza high to mention a few.
8:34am, 14 May - Bulawayo24 News: How are the fees there?
8:52am, 14 May - +263 77 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩: Averagely as stipulated by the ministry ($450) may u take into concideration;some of this properties like beds were purchased during Rhodesia why then can't they improove a little bit. I got a home boy who schooled at the sch 1981 and slept on the same beds.Englican authourities seem not worried in mantaining missioary schools as to Roman Catholics.try to check on that.l don't want to take away their academic results.
9:01am, 14 May - Bulawayo24 News: Thank you for the update, we will publish this chat on your behalf.
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