Dimapur, June 3 (EMN): Following the demand to abolish the post of principal director of School Education by the Rising People’s Party (RPP) over the poor performance of government schools in this year’s High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) examination, the department has issued a clarification on the decline in pass percentage and other issues. Government schools recorded 36.62% pass percentage in the HSLC examination 2022, down from 44.86% in 2021 and the lowest in six years, while 33 schools recorded nil result. While accepting the poor performance of government schools in the HSLC exam, the School Education department stated in a press release that the overall decrease in pass percentage in the state, including private schools due to the pandemic-related issues, as the 2022 batch suffered considerable amount of learning loss when they were in Class 9 in 2020, and then in 2021. It also said the acute shortage of Mathematics and Science teachers could not be addressed despite t
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) has advised teachers to use the TikTok application for teaching purposes, instead of popularising themselves.
The Sabah Education Department has activated “Ops Payung” in preparation for an eventuality of a natural disaster, including floods, during the 2021 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination, which began yesterday (Wednesday) until March 29