Tougher criteria to weed out schools producing underperforming matrics
A school shall be deemed ‘chronically underperforming’ if it performs below the stipulated rate for three consecutive years, states new circular
05 July 2023 - 21:01
Schools will be declared as underperforming from this year on if their pass percentage in the matric exams dips below 70% and they produce fewer than 30% bachelor and 25% diploma passes. ..
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