Habero — A new secondary school has opened in Arietai, Habero sub-zone, and will provide educational opportunities to students from Filfile, Kar'obel, Aretai, Habero Tsaeda and Habero Tselim.

The head of the Ministry of Education branch in the sub-zone, Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Sheikh, said that the school has so far enrolled about 160 students, out of whom 27 are female. He further indicated that 4 additional classrooms are being constructed to alleviate shortage of classrooms.

Mr. Mohammed further pointed out that a number of students in the Habero sub-zone were not continuing their high school classes since they were forced to travel to the Dekemhare, Nakfa and Asmat boarding schools. He also stressed the significance of the school in promoting female participation in education.

Reports indicated that all the students of 5 junior schools in the sub-zone have passed the Grade 8 national exams, and that students of the remaining 3 schools have scored satisfactory grades.

There are 2 kindergartens, 8 community kindergartens, as well as 2 elementary and 5 junior schools in the sub-zone.