Prioritise Reforms In School Education

Although Nepal has invested a huge resource in the education sector, its outcomes have not been up to the mark. The underperformance of students who appeared in this year’s Secondary Education Examinations (SEE) shows that the country still has a long way to go when it comes to reforming the school education. The National Education Board (NEB) published this year’s SEE results last week, indicating a poor performance of a majority of students. As the final test of grade 10, the SEE was held about three months ago. No sooner had the NEB made the results public than various sections of society, including educationists, civil society members, parents and politicians, expressed their serious concern over the matter. They have drawn an urgent attention of the authorities concerned towards taking necessary measures for improving the quality of education in schools.