Reshaping education

The critical issue is for the authorities to improve the overall quality of education.

The National Education Board on Wednesday published the results of what is usually considered to be a rite of passage in a student’s life—the Secondary Education Examination (SEE). Formerly known as School Leaving Certificate (SLC), the rechristened SEE is still somewhat dreaded by the candidates. Students who have appeared in the SLC exams are very aware of the panic that grips them on the day the results are released. It still makes for unpleasant memories for students who were debarred from progressing in their academic career because they couldn’t pass a particular subject.