public function get_all()
 {
     $department_list = array();
     $this->db->connect();
     $sql = "SELECT * from tbl_department";
     $result = $this->db->fetchQuery($sql);
     if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
         while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
             $department = new department();
             $department->set_id($row['id']);
             $department->set_name($row['name']);
             $department->set_no_of_staff($row['no_of_staff']);
             $department->set_no_of_teachers($row['no_of_teachers']);
             $department->set_hod($row['hod']);
             $department->set_vhod($row['vhod']);
             array_push($department_list, $department);
         }
     }
     $this->db->close();
     return $department_list;
 }