The madrassah is a beautifully kept whitewashed building with an attractive garden and imposing gateway. The new building was completed in 1986 from funds provided by the community. The only building that belongs to the government primary school is a dilapidated hut with a mud floor and walls of bamboo. The school rents another concrete building where several classes are taught together in one very crowded room. The madrassah has 210 pupils taught by 13 teachers.
Attendance is good.
The Principal, sipping tea in his spacious office, pronounces himself very satisfied with his job and his school. The 308 children of the primary school have just four teachers, of whom one is away for a year s training. A two-shift system operates. The reason for the difference seems to lie in the degree of local involvement. Before 1973, primary schools were locally managed, but central government then took over responsibility.