With political programmes almost six-days a week, a number of city schools resorted to holding annual examinations and admission tests yesterday.
Most schools, which were unable to complete its scheduled exams because of 18-party alliance’s consecutive blockade programmes, utilised the only available day since the opposition has called for another spell of blockade programmes starting 6am today.
Sixteen of the city’s 24 government schools held their admission test yesterday. The rest eight schools are scheduled to conduct the examination today.
Residential Model School, including some others, also conducted viva tests for the new students who passed the written examinations.
Talking to the Dhaka Tribune, Aslam Alam, a guardian waiting for his son’s viva test said he was relieved that the school was conducting the test yesterday as he feared his son would not be able reach for exams during blockades.
Furthermore, admission tests took place in Rajuk Uttara Model College for class VI students. The school will also hold the tests today and tomorrow. Viqarunnisa Noon School and College held lottery for class I students yesterday and are scheduled to hold the same today and tomorrow.
Meanwhile, many guardians expressed concern over the limited number of vacant seats in government schools. They said they were worried about where to admit their children if they do not get a chance in the government schools.
Bishwajit Adhikari, a guardian pursuing for his son’s admission in Tejgoan Government High School, said: “There are only 24 vacant seats in every class but the number of candidates were much more.”
On the issue, Director General of the Directorate of Secondary Education Fahima Khatun said in usual circumstances, the schools already have students who would get promotion from previous classes and so it was not always possible to increase the number of seats in the schools.
