Signifying dismal performance of government schools, not a single student of three government schools in the summer capital could qualify the matric exams this year.
Besides, two more schools have recorded below 20 percent pass percentage.
The schools with zero percent pass percentage are government boys’ high school (BHS) Nowhatta, BHS New Theed and BHS Saidpora.
In wake of the poor performance in the class 10 examination, the chief education officer (CEO) Srinagar on Tuesday suspended three headmasters of and eight subject specific teachers of all the poor performing educational institutions.
Two social studies and one science teacher from Nowhatta high school have been also put under suspension for zero pass percentage. Already reported by Greater Kashmir, only one candidate from BHS Nowhatta had appeared in class 10th exams and was declared as failed.
Two science teachers from BHS Rainawari and one from BHS Padshahibagh have been also placed under suspension. The overall pass percentage at BHS Rainawari and BHS Padshahibagh was 13.33 and 17 percent respectively.
Two social studies teachers from BHS New Theed have been also put under suspension. The suspension order was issued on Tuesday, following directions from the director school education Kashmir (DSEK) G N Itoo.
As per the suspension order, the heads of the poor performing schools have been directed to start the remedial classes for the failed students. “The staff members who have been suspended should be deployed for the remedial classes for the students. All arrangements on account of remedial classes are to be made by poor performing teaching staff of the schools,” the order reads.
The result of annual 2018 class 10th was declared by JKBOSE on December 29. As per the BOSE figures, around 55472 students- 28636 boys and 26836 girls from government and private schools had appeared in the exams out of which 41846 students were declared as qualified with an overall pass percentage of 75.44 percent.