Sunday, May 14, 2017

The shocking state of school education in Punjab

Class XII examination results are out. It is shocking that nearly every second boy who appeared for the Class XII examination has failed.  The overall pass percentage decreased by a massive 14 percentage points compared to the past two years.
Although the girls have fared better but almost every fourth girl student has failed the examination.

Overall pass percentage,  dipped to 62.36 this year as compared to 76.77 and 76.24 per cent in 2015 and 2016, respectively.