Elementary schools merged

Elementary schools merged

BENGKULU: The Rejang Lebong Education Office has merged 98 elementary schools in the regency into 48 schools this academic year due to lack of students.

The office chairman Tarmizi Usuludin said on Wednesday that each school merged only obtained 30 students, far below the ideal number of 250.

"We will choose the best headmasters to be installed in the newly-merged 48 schools while the rest of the principals will be transferred to elementary schools in other regencies," he said.

The former school buildings will be utilized for the regency administration offices and centers for public activities, Tarmizi said. --Antara