How many children attend the school?

In Gondar city, for the 2008-09 academic year, the school had 64 pupils - 24 in a Grade 2 class and two Grade 1 classes of 20.

For 2009-10, the school was closed while it was moved to its new rural location in the village of Dib Bahir and while building work commenced.

From September 2010, there will be three classes and a total of 60 children:

Playgroup 1 (3-year-olds) - 20 pupils
Playgroup 2 (4-year-olds) - 20 pupils
Infants 1 (5-year-olds) - 20 pupils

These children will move up each year, from Nursery via Infants (1 and 2) to Primary (Grades 1 to 5). Class sizes will be a maximum of 20. By September 2016 the school will have its full capacity of 180 pupils aged 3 to 11 in classes from Playgroup 1 up to Grade 5.

Grade 1 classroom in 2008, when the school was located in Gondar (it is an Art lesson and the children are making collages)
Grade 1 classroom in 2008, when the school was located in Gondar (it is an Art lesson and the children are making collages)