Ministry to ensure 100pc enrollment at primary level

ISLAMABAD - Despite overcrowded classrooms, lack of furniture and transportation facilities and understaffed faculty, the Ministry of Education insisted the heads of schools and colleges to ensure 100 percent enrolment at the primary level within two years.
Education Secretary Jehangir Bashar at a function titled “To Bring Out-of-School Children to Schools” Wednesday urged the heads of the schools and colleges to ensure maximum enrolment of children till August 15 and insisted on creating space for about 6,000 out of school children in the Capital.
Federal Directorate of Education Director General Atique-ur-Rehman, principals of the 410 schools and colleges of the federal capital and officials of the ministry attended the event. Javed, 9, was also among the guest who has never been to school as he is the sole bread earner for his family. His father has been died and he supports his family by selling newspapers.
The Secretary while emphasising for responsibility said, the head teachers should go door to door in their respective areas and accommodate the students according to their timings if they are unable to attend the classes in the morning due to their workload.
The principals were not allowed to voice their concerns on the event and the officials merely insisted to give suggestions to increase enrolment and avoided to talk about the issues faced by them.
He urged the principals to ensure the enrolment of every child at all cost and the admission should not be refused because of incomplete documentation. The performance of the schools would be judged by enrolment increase, dropout rate and the results.