Daily Times

KARACHI: The standard of education in the state-run schools shows constant decline and even the students not attending regularly, schools have shown better results amazingly, data of last 10 years reveals.

The government schools have failed to enable any of its students to secure any position in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC)’s examinations conducted during last 10 years by Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK), Daily Times has learnt.

The poor performance of the public schools has not only exposed government’s education policy and huge spending but also raised many eyebrows on the qualification of the teaching staff of public schools as they also draw huge salaries and incentives sans producing desired output.

The available data of BSEK reveals that home- schooled private candidates who appeared in SCC exams had the same results or better as compare to the regular students of government schools who attend classes regularly.

In the year of 2007, there were 42,761 students of government schools who attempted matriculation examination, out of which 70 percent cleared their all papers and 30 percent were announced failed. In the same exam, 9,228 private students appeared and 67 percent students were considered successful.

In 2008, the regular student of government schools who got enrollment from BSEK, were 42,130. Out of which 62 percent cleared their all papers while 8,590 private students also appeared in the same exam with 65 percent success rate. The result clearly indicates the better performance of home based educated students.

In 2013, the BSEK enrolled 48,112 regular students of government school and out of the enrolled regular students, 58 percent passed their all papers. However, 9,012 private students were also enrolled in the same year for the same exam and out of the private candidates 59 percent cleared all papers. That year the private students took lead by one percent over regular students.

Similarly in 2016, there were 41,857 regular students attempted for SSC exam. Out of which 59 percent were declared successful. While 9, 800 private students were registered and 60 percent private students were declared successful.

Keeping in view the continuously deteriorating performance of government schools the officials and educationists expect that private candidates with no regular schooling will continue to take lead, in the current year.