Assam to shut 34 state-run schools after all students fail Class 10 board exams

The Assam Secondary Education Department served show cause notices to 102 state-run schools for poor results of their students in Class X exams in June 
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The Assam government has decided to shut down 34 government-run schools in the state after none of their students passed this year's High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) or Class X examinations. According to the Assam Secondary Education Department, more than 500 students from these schools appeared in the HSLC examination this year conducted by the Board of Secondary Education Assam (SEBA), as per a report by ANI.

Dr Ranoj Pegu, Assam Education Minister, said that it is meaningless to spend taxpayer money on these schools with zero success rate. The Assam Education Minister also said that there are many other schools in the state where the enrolment of students is very low, as per an ANI report.

"If there are no students, how will the school survive? In a few schools, there are only two to three students. The primary duty of schools is to impart education. If a school's result in the HSLC examination is zero, then it is better not to have such a school. The government can't spend taxpayer's money for zero results," Dr Pegu said, as per ANI.

What will happen to these schools now?

These schools will now be merged or amalgamated with neighbouring schools, the Assam Education Minister said. "And for this merging process, some schools will be shut down. We will try to move the new school forward with a new look. It is a continuous process, there are around 2000-2500 such proposals in the state and we are examining it and we are trying our best to keep these schools," the Minister said, as per ANI. 

According to the Assam Secondary Education Department, recently, the department has received proposals and data from more than 290 government-run schools in the state where enrollment of students is very low and results are also not satisfactory. Additionally, in June, the department had served show cause notices to 102 state-run schools for poor results of their students in this year's HSLC or Class X examination. 

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