JOIN USFour City schools recorded zero pass percentage in the SSLC examination, results of which were announced recently, for the second consecutive year.
What is more shocking is the very small number of students who appeared for the examination from these schools, which also show a heavy dropout rate during the course of the academic year. The schools, however, have excuses galore to offer, ranging from apathetic students to lack of conducive learning environment.
“Three students failed in Science and Mathematics and are planning to appear for the supplementary exams in June,” Sowmya K, administrative head of Rohini International Public School on Mysuru Road, one of the schoolss stating the inglorious record, told Deccan Herald.
She said there were 10 students at the start of the year but most were “not at all interested” and left the school in just a few months.
Sri Gururaja High School, Byrasandra, had just four students who appeared for the exams, all of whom drew a blank. With seven out of the 21 students enrolling last year, the result was not any different.
Emmanuel High School, RS Palya, and Sri Manjunathaswamy High School, Nagashettihalli are two other schools which recorded nil result this year too.
Corporation Girls’ High School, Dayanandanagar, Cardial Indian High School, Indiranagar and Wisdom High School, JJ Nagar are fresh entrants to the nil result club this year. “Our school does not have the environment for students to study,” Tara, headmistress of Corporation Girls’ High School, admitted blatantly. “We lack basic amenities such as proper classrooms and toilets.”
With just 50 students and seven teachers, only seven students applied for class X exam and of them only three wrote the exam. “We did everything we possibly could,” the headmistress said. “We held special classes with experienced teachers. Still one girl failed by a single mark in science and others by three marks.”
Prathap Kumar, Headmaster of Cardial Indian High School that boasts of 80 students and ten teachers, said the school has introduced class X for the first time.
“In all, 13 students appeared and could not clear the exams due to weak background,” he said. “We are thinking of appointing qualified teachers and giving personal attention to students from this year.”
If the schools persist with the dismal SSLC results, they may have to face the wrath of the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) which said in a statement on Wednesday that it would withdraw recognition to schools that have zero to 40 per cent pass percentage for five years in a row. Teachers and heads of such schools would also be held responsible.
It said the withdrawal of recognition would be done after issuing notice to the errant schools and the students would be shifted to nearby institutions.