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Grace Marks by Sindh Government

In a move as surprising as it is contentious, the Sindh provincial government has decreed a generous 15% grace mark for students who faltered in their class XI examinations last year. The decision, prompted by an investigative committee report on the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi’s controversial results, comes as a beacon of hope for the academically flailing youth of…

Three school education depts merged into one authority

LAHORE: The Punjab government on 14 June 2024 established the Punjab Education, Curriculum, Training and Assessments Authority (PECTAA) after merger of three departments -Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB), Quaid-i Azam Academy for Educational Development (QAED) and Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) with a view to reform school education. Earlier, the…

Girls Clinch Top Two Slots In BSEK General Group Exams

KARACHI: Female students have grabbed first two positions in the Class XII…

Sindh Adopts New Grading System For Matric, Inter Exams

KARACHI: The Sindh government has formally adopted a new grading system for…

Students Attending Classes Outdoors As Mansehra School Awaits Reconstruction

MANSEHRA: Students at the government high school in Khushala area here have been attending classes under the open sky due to a delay in the reconstruction. “The provincial government allocated Rs50 million for the Khushala school’s reconstruction after its demolition three years ago, but the project is still unfinished,” resident…

Murad Says Rehabilitation Of Over 4,100 Flood-hit Schools Underway

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 20th September 2024 reviewed the ongoing repair and reconstruction of 4,162 school buildings out of a total of 19,808 that were damaged during the 2022 floods, and directed the school education department to expedite the work and ensure that the schools…

Absentee Teachers To Be Sacked From Chaman Schools

QUETTA: Members of the task force, set up to address the civic issues of Chaman, on 20th September 2024 expressed concern over the absence of teachers, which has left a large number of schools dysfunctional. A meeting of the task force decided that the schoolteachers not attending their duties would…

School Principal, Hostel Warden Held For Molesting Children

QUETTA: Police on 18 September 2024 arrested a private school principal and a warden allegedly involved in child molestation. Police told The Express Tribune that the accused had subjected five children to sexual abuse in the Dera Allah Yar town of Balochistan. Moreover, the local authorities have sealed both the…

Public Schools Lack Technological Facilities

LAHORE: Anticipating the abrupt shift of the global economy towards complete digitalization, several developing countries in the Global South started heavily investing in the Information Technology (IT) sector several years ago, in the hopes of directing billions of dollars towards their economies in the future. From cities across the region,…

Gaps Highlighted In Pakistan’s Education System

KARACHI: Highlighting the stark challenges Pakistan face in the education sector, speakers at a book launch said teachers had a central role in the quality of learning outcomes and their participation in decision-making was crucial to elevate the status of teaching profession. Titled Baatein Kitab Ki, the launch was organised…

Teachers Sensitised On Combating Sexual Harassment In Schools

SAHIWAL: The district police, in collaboration with the education department, has engaged over 150 headmistresses and headteachers from public and private sectors to raise awareness about sexual harassment within and outside school premises. Headteachers from 30 private schools of Sahiwal and Chichawatni tehsils were invited for a dialogue. The primary…

System To Monitor Teachers Attendance In Schools

LAHORE: The Punjab School Education Department (SED) on 13th September launched a monitoring system to ensure teachers’ attendance in all public schools, expecting to enhance the overall quality of education in the province. The department has introduced a comprehensive monitoring system aimed at ensuring strict adherence to duty hours by…

Sindh Has Lowest Early Childhood Education Registration

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has sought a comprehensive report from the Sindh chief secretary on the implementation of the Sukkur Bench order on a petition against the non-implementation of the policy of provision of early childhood education. A hearing in this regard was held before a two-member bench…

Two Years On, Sewage Swamps Plague Girls’ School

NAROWAL: The Government Girls Elementary School at Mardwal village, Shakargarh tehsil, has been submerged by sewage water for two years and the students are forced to walk through dirty and smelly water to reach classrooms and washrooms. Students and teachers reach the classrooms through dirty and smelly water every day.…