Belagavi: The State government has decided to act strictly against the schools with zero pass percentage and ordered to shut them down if there are not able to perform.
In a review meeting, the officials in Vijaypura district decided to shut three schools, issue notices to 42 schools including eight government schools which had achieved less than 40 per cent performance in the SSLC exam.
The schools have shown 3 percent less pass percentage than last year in the SSLC examinations, the government decided to close down schools which registered zero pass percentage. Vijaypura which always performed well in the SSLC examinations, however from the past few years they have not been doing well. In terms of pass percentage, the district registered 78.70 per cent last year compared to 75.70 this year.
In the meeting to review the reasons that led to the fall in students’ performance, the Education Department found that three schools had registered zero per centage results this year and two last year.
According to the education department officials will close down Manasgangotri Kannada School of Didagundi, Ambabhavani High School of Anjutagi and Shivakumar high School of Bidarkundi which showed nil performance in the SSLC examinations this year.
