Prime Minister honors top students [Archives:2006/987/Local News]

SANA'A, Oct. 3 ) Top high school, technical and vocational students were presented with awards by Prime Minister Abdulqader Bajammal, who thanked parents and families of the top achievers for encouraging these students and providing atmospheres for them to study.

The ceremony was for 117 top students, but Bajammal also praised the role of school administrations, as well as the roles of teachers.

He praised schoolgirls for outperforming boys in scoring high marks, affirming women will have their own presence and role in building the country's future.

“Providing appropriate atmospheres for these students helped them work hard, acquire knowledge and skills and score high,” the prime minister noted. “We have to respect the parents of these students.”

Certificates of merit and in-kind prizes, including computers from Al-Saleh Social Foundation for Development plus mobile phones and chips from Yemen Mobile, were awarded to the top students. Also, each student received YR 20,000 from Cooperative Agricultural Credit Bank.

Ali Abdurrahman Al-Aqwa'a, representative of Al-Saleh Social Foundation for Development, said this prominent collection of students will play a remarkable role in improving the society and shaping a better future for their country.

Minister of Education, Dr. Abdulsalam Al-Jawfi, said the results were announced late as his ministry had been keen enough not to commit mistakes while marking answer books and listing marks. He added this year's results are better than those of previous years.
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