Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood announced that provincial governments have unanimously come to the decision that students from classes 9-11 will be promoted to the next level without any examinations.
All the provincial education ministers held a meeting today to decide the future course of action with regard to education in the country as it fights the coronavirus pandemic.
Referring to the decisions made earlier, he said that the National Coordination Committee had announced a closure of schools till July 15 and it had been decided that final examinations for classes 9, 10 and intermediate would not be held.
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He said that it was learnt that 4 million students had to appear in examinations for classes 9, 10, 11 and 12.
The minister said that keeping in mind the safety and health of children, it was important to devise a strategy whereby their academic year would not go to waste.
He said that it had been decided that students who are in classes 9 and 11 will not appear in examinations this year and will be promoted to the next class.
Mehmood said that those promoted to class 10 and 12 will only appear for final exams for the same and not composite exams.
For these students, the result of their previous class would be calculated based on their new class' result.
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All the provincial education ministers held a meeting today to decide the future course of action with regard to education in the country as it fights the coronavirus pandemic.
Referring to the decisions made earlier, he said that the National Coordination Committee had announced a closure of schools till July 15 and it had been decided that final examinations for classes 9, 10 and intermediate would not be held.
https://twitter.com/Shafqat_Mahmood/status/1260921347934498816?s=20
He said that it was learnt that 4 million students had to appear in examinations for classes 9, 10, 11 and 12.
The minister said that keeping in mind the safety and health of children, it was important to devise a strategy whereby their academic year would not go to waste.
He said that it had been decided that students who are in classes 9 and 11 will not appear in examinations this year and will be promoted to the next class.
Mehmood said that those promoted to class 10 and 12 will only appear for final exams for the same and not composite exams.
For these students, the result of their previous class would be calculated based on their new class' result.
https://twitter.com/Shafqat_Mahmood/status/1260921922650603523?s=20
https://twitter.com/Shafqat_Mahmood/status/1260922757421858816?s=20
https://twitter.com/Shafqat_Mahmood/status/1260923031171497986?s=20
Speaking of Punjab government's decision on the matter, he said that the province "has decided to take into consideration Matric exam already taken".
He said that a policy statement on practical marks will be issued by the provincial education department.