KABUL: The presence of female students has dropped when the Herat Provincial School Teacher Board decided to cancel the annual examination and promote them to the next class without appearing for the final exam.
Educational officials in Herat Province in Afghanistan said the school teacher’s decision to release the annual examination and promote students to the next level of schedule was the reason for the reluctance of female students to attend school, reported Tolonews Afghanistan.
Safe! You have managed to throw your votelogin to see the results “Seven grade students will be immediately promoted to eighth grade.
Class 12 students will graduate from school.
And therefore some disorders are produced at school,” Tolonews quoted Mohammad Sabir Mashal, the head of the council said.
The government has last week which female students from grade 7 to 12 in Herat Province to go to school.
Of the 34 provinces in Afghanistan, the education of girls from grade 7 to 12 is not allowed in 27 provinces.
Some students asked educational officials to include an annual examination and stated that the revocation of the exam would hamper their studies, report tolonews.
A 12th grade female student said, “12th grade students have a university entrance in front and they must have full preparation to enter.
When private institutions are closed and they also do not take our exam, it really affects our future, “Report Tolonews.
Taliban, after controlling the country in mid-August, has closed schools with thousands of girl students who are limited to their homes, draw criticism by the international community.
The Emirates of Islam which forbade girls from grades 7 to 12 in many provinces, previously claimed that they worked to provide a safe environment for female students in Afghanistan.
A teacher, emphasizing the importance of the exam said, “If there is no education, there is no hope for next year among students.
Motivation recently found students will be lost again,” Tolonews Lapon.
After months of discussion about the education of girls between the councils, officials of the girls and local Taliban officials in Herat, they were allowed to attend school.