This year, sixty-six pupils from Shaheed Manu Miah Government High School in the Tejgaon neighborhood of the city took the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam, and forty-two of them passed (or roughly 64 percent).
However, only one of them received the highest gradeāa GPA of 5.
On Wednesday, this correspondent spoke with Rebeca Sultana, the chief instructor of the institution. She claimed that in the school that was converted into a government institution, there are only seven teachers working against 25 students for 415 kids.
In addition, the majority of students come from households with daily income earners. This is the end effect of everything.
Additionally, fewer students from the nearby Tejgaon Government High Schoolāabout two kilometers awayāscored GPA-5. A total of 243 students from this school took the exam, of whom 237 passed. And 34 of them achieved a GPA of 5. This institution awarded 49 students with a GPA of 5 last year.
There were less applicants from the science department this time, according to Shaheen Khan, the head teacher of the school. There might be fewer students with a GPA of five because of this.
A review of Dhaka city’s government secondary school results reveals that, with the exception of three or four institutions, relatively few students in the remaining schools have a GPA of five.
Nonetheless, the pass rate in state-owned educational institutions is more than 90%, with the exception of two or three government schools.
There are 39 government secondary schools in Dhaka city, along with three feeder branches. These schools have better facilities and infrastructure than private schools. However, compared to government schools, private school outcomes are superior, particularly when it comes to the proportion of pupils who received a GPA of 5 or higher.
In response, Prothom Alo was informed by SS Wahiduzzaman, the former director general of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) that good private schools in Dhaka provide greater student care and accountability than government schools.
In addition, a lot of teachers would prefer to coach and tutor privately as opposed to work in classrooms. In government schools, there is also less oversight of other instructors by head teachers and private school management committees.
On May 12, the SSC and comparable exam results were released. 83.77 percent of candidates passed the SSC test across nine general education boards. The Dhaka Education Board has a pass rate of over 84%. This time, 49,190 Dhaka Board students obtained a GPA of 5, which is more than 3,000 above the previous total.
The recently founded Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib Government High School, situated in the Ashkona Hajj Camp area, scored better in terms of average pass rate and GPA-5 holders, according to a review of the results of 33 out of 39 government secondary schools in Dhaka city.
133 students from this school took the examinations in total. There is a 100% passing rate. In addition, 110 studentsāor almost 83% of the total candidatesāhad a GPA of 5 or worse.
Nonetheless, the majority of the older government institutions have a low percentage and quantity of GPA-5 performers. Up to 266 pupils from Nawabpur Government High School sat the test. Just sixteen candidates received a GPA of 5, despite the fact that the pass rate is over 95%. In contrast, 302 out of 549 applicants from the nearby Birshrestha Noor Mohammad Public College received a GPA of 5, or 55%.
286 applicants from Mohammadpur Government High School made an appearance. Despite having a pass record of over 97% on average, just 69 pupils were able to GPA-5, representing 24% of all candidates.
Nonetheless, 483 (65%) of the 742 candidates from the nearby private institution Mohammadpur Preparatory institution and College obtained a GPA of 5 or higher.
Syed Golam Faruque, a different former director general of DSHE, concluded that there are a number of reasons why talented children in Dhaka are more interested in attending private schools. However, district towns continue to see higher results from government schools because there, public interest in government education remains high. In actuality, private schools in Dhaka have stricter monitoring than government schools, which is lacking.
