Worst overall pass percentage in Garo Hills

SHILLONG: Though some individual schools excelled, Garo Hills as a whole still lags behind in terms of overall pass percentage of SSLC students and HSSLC (Arts) as per the results declared on Monday.
The same was the case with HSSLC (Science, Commerce), the result of which was declared recently.
In SSLC, among the five districts of Garo Hills, South West Garo Hills secured the least pass percentage (20.31) followed by, South Garo Hills (28.66), West Garo Hills (32.30), North Garo Hills (33.60) and East Garo Hills (37.88).
However, there was better percentage in other districts of the State with West Jaintia Hills topping the list (79.29 per cent), followed by East Khasi Hills (75.91), South West Khasi Hills (75.72), East Jaintia Hills (73.86), Ri Bhoi (70.28) and West Khasi Hills (58.34).
When contacted, South West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Ram Singh said the indefinite bandh in Ampati has affected the students as many of them could not get the opportunity to write examinations.  Moreover, large number of private candidates was another reason.
According to Singh, the absence of Government schools in the district was another factor which resulted in the poor performance of the district. While there are as many as 52 private schools, there are only two Government schools in the district, he said. The official, however, called for improving the foundation of students from the level of LP schools for better performance of students.