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In the Malawi School Certificate Examination held in January 2021, 33 out of 39 pupils passed, a commendable pass rate of 84.6%, compared with a national pass rate of 34.6% for girls.
2020-2021 School Year Dates due to Covid-19
24 Feb. 2021 New Form 1 pupils start school.
12 Oct. 2020 Last year’s Forms 1 to 3 return.
7 Sept. 2020 Last year’s Form 4 return to school to prepare for the Malawi School Certificate Examinations.
Twenty pupils from the Edinburgh Girl’s High School, Engcongolweni, Malawi took part in the Edinburgh Tattoo by invitation, singing, dancing and taking part in an item on children’s games. They formed a guard of honour with pupils from the Mary Erskine School, Edinburgh for visiting dignitaries each evening.
Close friendships were formed with girls from the Mary Erskine School through home stays and many outings organised by the school.
Pupils from the Edinburgh Girl’s High School and Mary Erskine School form a guard of honour.
Malawi girls on their way to the Tattoo.
Twenty P7 pupils, plus staff, from the Erskine Stewart’s Melville Junior School, Edinburgh walked fifty miles along the West Highland Way in the summer, raising over £9,000 towards the purchase of a vehicle for our school in Malawi.
Selina McCole took on the challenge of the ‘City to Summit’ (Edinburgh to the top of Ben Nevis) duathlon in July, adding £2,660 to our funds.
Just over £7,000 was raised from the Mary Erskine’s Kaleidoscope Dance Show in March.
Non-uniform days at the Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools raised £2,160.
We received a donation of £1,000 from a charity concert held in March by the Rotary Club of Leith.
As always we are extremely grateful to our partners and contributors who work so hard to raise money for our work.