Anti-federal moves in education

The outdated Education Act 1971 is still in force, albeit with dozens of amendments.

Nepal’s public education faces systemic failure as evidenced by the low success rate of students in the Secondary Education Examination (SEE), Grade XII tests and their continued exodus for higher education abroad. In both the SEE and Grade XII levels, nearly 50 percent of the students score “non-grading” or fail. Nearly 85 percent of the non-achievers are from community (public) schools which drain the public coffers for staff and teacher salaries, infrastructure and operational expenses. This calls for comprehensive reform which is long overdue in the school education system of the country.