65.98 pass percentage in Matric results in Kashmir valley

Srinagar, February 10 (Scoop News) – The government schools of the valley have consistently performed well with the overall pass percentage reaching 65.98 % in 2010 matric results as against 63.94 % in 2009 and 62.29 % in 2008.

            The Director School Education,  Kashmir said as against 39 schools registering 100% result in 2008 as many as 54 government schools have registered cent percent results this year. Only 12 government schools have registered 0 % results in Kashmir valley this year which is negligible in view of the unrest during summer.

            This all has become possible due to the strenuous efforts put by the teaching community and the officers at different levels, who endeavored to make good the academic loss by taking extra classes. The department is striving hard for better performance of the government schools as a result of which the attention of people has again turned towards them.

            The department has also taken several initiatives to upgrade teaching skills of the teachers. It is conducting orientation programmes for teachers periodically besides equipping the schools with better infrastructure. The teachers are making use of teaching aids for imparting education in a scientific and systematic manner.

            To realize the dream of imparting quality education to the students the department has expanded the institutional network in every nook and corner of the State and the focus is to reduce the drop out rate and achieve the goal of 100 % literacy.

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