GRADE LEVELS
SCHOOL BEFORE
SCHOOL POST GENOCIDE
SCHOOL TODAY
100
How many years is primary school in Rwanda today?
6 years
100
Who was the main promoter of division in schools?

teachers

100

What the country’s leadership do right after the genocide?

provided a firm direction on how to rearrange the education system

100
Describe how classrooms are today.

Crowded and lack classroom materials

200

How many years is university with ONLY a bachelor’s degree?

4 years

200

What were the three main ethnicities that were recognized?

Tutsi, Hutu, Twa

200

What was the government’s educational board called?

The Ministry of Education

200

How is the curriculum system changing?

new materials, class sizes, staffing and time scheduling 

300

What are the two types of secondary school?

Junior and senior

300

How could primary students advance to secondary school?

Based on their level of education and learning

300

Where did the Ministry of Education go to to reform the systems?

Each individual province

300

Are girls or boys more likely to drop out?

Girls

400

Is university a competitive space?

YES!!!

400

Which group had to be separate from the other two?

Tutsi

400

What did people believe about the educational system?

It had failed the nation

400

What percent of children are enrolled in primary school? 

98%

500

What are the two types of exams secondary schools take to advance?

Ordinary and advanced

500

What were the three things the genocidal regime promoted in schools?

Division, discrimination, and propaganda

500

What did the educational system outlaw after the genocide?

Any form of discrimination

500

How many children actually complete primary school?

71%

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