Poor funding, teacher shortage and misplaced government priority blamed for poor school results

A total of 3,522 community schools run classes for grade 11 and 12 but the government provides salaries for just 6,000 temporary teachers.

That over 50 percent of the students who appeared in grade 12 examinations held in June have failed to qualify to study the higher level has raised many questions over Nepal’s education sector and once again put the spotlight on the utter failure of all concerned to improve the country’s school education system over the years.