Zero-passage schools will not be closed in order to give students a second chance. GUWAHATI: The state education department, which threatened to close 34 government-run schools earlier this year for failing the Class X state board examination, has softened its stance and decided to give the schools another chance.
Instead, the state administration of secondary education has stated that these institutions would be motivated to do better.
Protests sprang out in some of the schools that were planned to be liquidated and combined with neighboring schools due to the zero percent pass rate. “There will be no closures of zero passout schools.” They were told to enhance the outcomes. “We are encouraging teachers to do better,” said the secondary education director.
From these schools spread over 16 districts, an estimated 500 to 1,000 pupils took the state board examination administered by the Board of Secondary Education, Assam. The majority of the schools are in rural locations, on mountainous terrains or in the interiors. During the two years of Covid-19, studies were significantly hampered.
According to education department sources, severe difficulties arose when investigating the merger plan. “If a few schools shut and are consolidated with other schools, students will have to relocate to schools many kilometers away.” In tribal settlements, there are several schools. The closure of these institutions may potentially boost dropout rates, according to the source.
Ranoj Pegu, the state education minister, stated that the government cannot spend public funds on institutions with a 0% pass rate.