JSC Kids Under Barisal Board
A large number skip exam for faulty registration
A staggering 5,625 students, who comprise 8% of the examinees, were absent on the first and second days of the Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinations under Barisal education board.
A total of 75,551 students registered for the JSC examinations under Barisal board while 69,926 examinees attended it on the starting day November 4 in six districts of Barisal division.
On the first day of the examination, 5557examinees were absent and 52 more were added on the second day.
Of the absentees, 1677 examinees are from Barisal district, 1101 from Bhola, 882 from Patuakhali, 842 from Pirojpur, 558 from Barguna and 565 from Jhalakathi district, board sources said.
"About 150 of the 1265 schools under Barisal education board have been identified as 'sick' schools. In the last SSC examinations, less than five students passed from each of 41 schools while less than 10 students passed from each of 99 schools," Barisal board Chairman Bimal Krisna Majumder said.
"Many of these sick schools have done false registrations for this year's JSC examinations under Barisal board. Fifty-nine registrations have already been identified as false. These false candidates were absent in the examination," he added.
As per rule, every school of rural areas must send minimum 30 students for Junior School Certificate examinations and the number is 50 for urban areas, the board chairman said, adding that 50% of the public examination candidates must be successful or else government benefits of the school will be held off.
"Facing the terms and conditions, authorities of sick schools often do fake registration. We are considering steps to check the malpractice for the next term," he said.
Abdul Latif, headmaster of BM School, said, "The absentees from the public examinations are mostly irregular girl students of rural areas. They appear at the school annual examinations in conformity with the local social culture. The number of absentees can be checked if school authorities arrange registration of regular students for the examination."
Barisal board sources said none was expelled so far as the examination is continuing peacefully.
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