Morung Express News
Dimapur | January 17
Student- teacher attendance rates have shown a declining trend in government schools of Nagaland state, according to the latest The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2018-19 report.
The survey was conducted with the ASER team visiting 289 government run primary schools and upper primary schools across the eleven districts of the state.
It noted that in 2018, 77.2% of students enrolled in primary government schools (Classes I to IV/V) were present during the visit of the survey team. Concurrently, 79.4% of children enrolled in upper primary government schools were found to be present.
Both these figures indicated a decline in attendance when compared to the previous years.
For instance, in 2010 the student attendance percentage for primary government schools was 81.9%, followed by 81.7% in 2014, and 83.1% in 2016. In upper primary government schools, the percentage was 83% in 2010, 81% in 2014, and 84.5% in 2016.
Meanwhile, a similar declining trend was also witnessed in teacher attendance. In primary government schools, 82.9% of teachers were found to be present by the survey, while in upper primary government schools, 74.9% of teachers were found present.
By comparison, in 2010, the teacher attendance in primary government schools was 87.2%, followed by 86.1% in 2014, and 88.6% in 2016. Meanwhile in upper primary government schools, teacher attendance was 86.3% in 2010, 84.2% in 2014, and 82.5% in 2016.
Decline in number of students sitting with other classes
On a positive note however, the survey found that the number of students sitting with other classes has declined over the years.
In primary government schools, only 12.8% of Class II children were observed sitting with one or more other classes. Simultaneously, only 12.2% Class IV school children were observed sitting with one or more other classes. This was a fall from 18.7% in 2010 for the former, and 17.5% in 2010 for the latter.
Meanwhile, in upper primary government schools, only 9.5% of Class II students and 10.9% of Class IV students had to sit with one or more classes. This was also a sharp decline from the 28.6% Class II students and 28.6% Class IV students who were in the same predicament in 2010.
The data was collected by the ASER survey team, who visited 159 government run primary schools and 130 upper primary schools across the eleven districts of Nagaland.
