Kazi Zahidul Hasan :
A total of 72,901 students will take part in the ‘mission for admission’ battle in the city’s 32 public schools in 2015 academic year, sources said.
These schools altogether can accommodate 9000 students.
They said a lower tuition fee in public schools has prompted the middle-class guardians to fight for admission of their children there leading to a lofty number of contestants every year.
The government schools have charged Tk 150 for an admission form from the admission seekers this time against Tk 100 last year, causing dissatisfaction among the guardians.
Students for admission to Class I would be selected through lottery. Admission seekers for Class II to VIII would sit for written tests to get enrolled at their desired public schools.
Besides, students would be admitted to Class IX based on their results of Junior School Certificate and Junior Dakhil Certificate examinations.
Among the city’s 32 public schools only 14 of them would enroll students in class I.
“The public schools have already completed registration process of the admission seekers. They will sit for admission test next week,” AKM Mostafa Kamal, a deputy director (secondary) at the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, told The New Nation yesterday.
He said the secondary public schools in Dhaka city have been divided into three categories on the basis of their location and quality of education
Admission tests for Group A, B and C schools will be held on December 17, 18 and 20 respectively. Lotteries for enrolment in Class I will be held on December 27, he added.
Kamal further said that all government schools have been asked to introduce online admission process for enrolling students in 2015 academic year.
Meanwhile, the government has decided to increase admission fees at public schools this year.
Now a school can charge Tk 1,295 as session fee excluding BNCC, Rovers Scout and Red Crescent fees. The figure was Tk 700 in 2014 academic year.
There are about 650 government and non-government secondary level schools in capital besides hundreds of English medium schools, kindergartens.
A total of 72,901 students will take part in the ‘mission for admission’ battle in the city’s 32 public schools in 2015 academic year, sources said.
These schools altogether can accommodate 9000 students.
They said a lower tuition fee in public schools has prompted the middle-class guardians to fight for admission of their children there leading to a lofty number of contestants every year.
The government schools have charged Tk 150 for an admission form from the admission seekers this time against Tk 100 last year, causing dissatisfaction among the guardians.
Students for admission to Class I would be selected through lottery. Admission seekers for Class II to VIII would sit for written tests to get enrolled at their desired public schools.
Besides, students would be admitted to Class IX based on their results of Junior School Certificate and Junior Dakhil Certificate examinations.
Among the city’s 32 public schools only 14 of them would enroll students in class I.
“The public schools have already completed registration process of the admission seekers. They will sit for admission test next week,” AKM Mostafa Kamal, a deputy director (secondary) at the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, told The New Nation yesterday.
He said the secondary public schools in Dhaka city have been divided into three categories on the basis of their location and quality of education
Admission tests for Group A, B and C schools will be held on December 17, 18 and 20 respectively. Lotteries for enrolment in Class I will be held on December 27, he added.
Kamal further said that all government schools have been asked to introduce online admission process for enrolling students in 2015 academic year.
Meanwhile, the government has decided to increase admission fees at public schools this year.
Now a school can charge Tk 1,295 as session fee excluding BNCC, Rovers Scout and Red Crescent fees. The figure was Tk 700 in 2014 academic year.
There are about 650 government and non-government secondary level schools in capital besides hundreds of English medium schools, kindergartens.
