Kohima: Increasing concern for the current education system in Nagaland with a low registration and high school dropout, K Sukhalu School Education Advisor on Tuesday declared the hope that the World Bank funded project would change this sector.
Sukhalu, also MLA, made observations while talking to the state-level orientation program from the project here.
Safe! You have managed to put your votelogin to see the expectation’s express response that ‘The Lighthouse, Nagaland: Improving the Teaching Project and Class Resources (Nectar)’ will change not only the education sector but also impact on classrooms, Sukhalu says reshuffle in the system will mean education and better quality improvement in human resources.
Public school education in Nagaland consists of around 2,000 government schools that serve around 150,000 students, while private schools are a significant part of the education system, with 717 of these institutions registering around 2.20,000 students, he said.
Many government schools are in rural areas where students are more likely to become first-generation students with limited home support for learning, Sukhalu said.
Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the country faced a learning crisis, MLA said.
According to the Central Government Integrated District Information System for Education (UDISE) 2016-17 data for elementary school, Nagaland is under five among all countries in terms of net registration levels (75.63 percent), retention rate (45.5 percent) and The transition rate of basic education to medium (79 percent).
The northeastern state also has a second highest school drop rate at the primary and primary level at 20.9 percent on the national average of 18.2 percent, according to Udise data.
Advisers regretted that the situation was worse at the middle level as the last second Nagaland rankings from below among countries at NER at 34.03 while at the higher middle level, NER fell to 19.62 percent compared to 30.95 percent at the national level.
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The state also performs poorly on basic reading and arithmetic skills, Sukhalu said.
Poor registration, retention and transition, and high school dropal level caused by a limited number of composite schools, lack of systematic efforts to map and attract children outside of school, and parents’ concerns about the quality of teaching, especially in government schools, he says.
Around Rs 500 Crore is provided by the World Bank for the project, gradually, has a great relevance for the education system in Nagaland because it aims to improve school governance throughout the country and also enhance the teaching and learning environment practices in the chosen school complex, Sukhalu said.
The success of the project depends on the collaborative efforts of all entities and stakeholders who have various roles and responsibilities, in various degrees, he said.