RTI inquiry reveals class 10 students in govt schools perform poorly in SA-1

Even as Class-9 students face the risk of failing, hundreds of Class-10 students in government schools also performed poorly in their mid-term tests held in September last year, raising questions about the standard of education in such schools.

Even as Class-9 students face the risk of failing, hundreds of Class-10 students in government schools also performed poorly in their mid-term tests held in September last year, raising questions about the standard of education in such schools.

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An enquiry under the Right to Information Act revealed that, of the 139 Class-10 students at Government High School, Hallomajra, 105 scored less than 25% in the Summative Assessment (SA) 1. Likewise, 182 out of 350 Class-10 students in Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 45, had less than 25% marks in the September examination. Government High School-Mauli Colony had 125 out of 234 Class 10 students with less than 25% marks in the test. The situation is no better in other schools .

Further, there were very few students in the 60-80% bracket in most government schools. A school principal, seeking anonymity, said that with such poor results in mid-term examination, there seems no major hope for UT education department to improve its Class 10 performances from the 2012-13 Sessions. "Only 30 of the total 10,553 students scored a perfect 10 CGPA in the (2012-13) session. Most government schools had their students between 4 CGPA to 7 CGPA," he said.

CBSE counselor Rakesh Sachdeva said that while each Summative Assessment carry 30% marks in the total assessment, such a dismal performance in SA-1 will make it difficult to get an overall perfect assessment.