kˈɑːnsɪkwəntli, ɹˈʊɹɹəl stˈuːdənts, ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ðə bˈɛɹɪst ˌɛlɪmˈɛntɚɹi pɹˈoʊɡɹæmz, lˈækt ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəl ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾiz, ænd fjˈuː pɹəɡɹˈɛst tʊ ɐ sˈɛkəndɚɹi skˈuːl ˈɔfɚd ˈoʊnli baɪ ɐ mˈeɪn sˈɛntɚ.
Consequently, rural students, receiving the barest elementary programs, lacked educational opportunities, and few progressed to a secondary school offered only by a main centre.