Atepi Nursery and Primary School drew its name from the Atepi River, the longest perennial river in Pajok Payam and Magwi County. Atepi is a combination of two Acholi words – ate, "let me take", and pi, "water": the school was taken to a community cut off from formal education by the civil war.

Before the school opened, TEP sent a fact-finding team – Pastor Joseph Loca and Pastor Pio Okeny risked their lives to visit families hiding around Pajok and Obbo. Their most urgent request was basic education for children growing up without any schooling.

Today the Pajok Centre campus serves nursery and lower primary pupils (K.1 – P.3) within the vicinity of Lawaci Boma. The school is Christian-based but non-denominational and welcomes pupils from every community and tribe. Its motto is "The Lord is my foundation".