School Education dept to review poor performing govt schools

Department of School Education (DoSE) is likely to soon sit for a meeting to review the zero/nil result of 33 government schools in the recently declared result of HSLC examinations 2022.
Talking to Nagaland Post, principal director school education, Shanavas C, said that even in the previous years, the schools consecutively producing nil results were pulled up and cautioned of downgrading to a middle school. He said the factors that led to nil results would be reviewed soon.
On the overall pass percentage, PD said in 2021 the total number appeared and total number passed was 75.78% for HSLC. However, in 2022 it was 68.37% of those appeared and passed—a decline of 7% overall in both government and private school. He said government schools saw a decline of 8% in 2022. He explained that the department was not at fault and it was not a blame game, but there were many factors involved.
He said that the foundation at primary and middle school was of paramount importance. PD, however, said that the current result was due to the poor foundation at primary and middle level, adding that this was what the department was trying to address. He said the department was trying its best effort, but pandemic was also one reason that led to loss of learning during the last two years.
Nevertheless, he said the department was trying to invest in primary and middle school, adding that “this investment result will yield after few years but not immediately.” Admitting the limitations in the department, Shanavas said there was also shortage issue of maths and science teachers. However, he said that since cabinet has recently approved, the recruitment process would be completed soon.
Besides other factors behind the poor results from the department side and even at the school level, he said School Management and Development Committees (were not able to motivate or the department failed to provide sufficient teachers for various reasons, thus affecting the percentage.
On Kiphire district at the bottom with 7% in district wise performance for government schools, Shanavas said Kiphire being the aspirational district, a lot of focus was on the district, but may take some time. He said that whatever was being invested now by the department, the result would be seen in a few years’ time.
Shanavas said in 2021 during the State Level Education Committee meeting chaired by the chief minister the department had downgraded more than 30 schools.