Kathmandu Metropolitan City Urges Probe into Non-Graded SEE Results
Kathmandu Metropolitan City has requested school principals to investigate the reasons behind the non-graded Secondary Education Examination (SEE) results.
Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol urged the heads of concerned community schools to look into the causes of poor SEE performance, emphasizing the principal’s role as an effective educational leader.
Speaking with principals from schools that have failed to meet expected results over the past three years—and where over 50% of students received non-graded results this year—Deputy Mayor Dangol stated that leadership is being questioned.
She remarked, “If all stakeholders sit together and work from the same vision, solutions can be found. Let us use the coming month to focus on the non-graded students and work on improving outcomes. After that, we’ll assess the problems, analyze skills and capacities, and design further programs accordingly.”
Factors Contributing to Poor Results
In the discussion, Keshav Gyawali, KMC's Education Officer, shared several reasons that may have contributed to low SEE results:
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Poor relationships between principals and teachers
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Weak student-teacher relationships
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Difficult home environments
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Students engaged in labor alongside studies
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Lack of parental involvement and control
He emphasized that these social and institutional factors should be seriously addressed.
Schools Commit to One-Month Remedial Action
During the dialogue, principals expressed their commitment to work tirelessly over the next month through extra classes, counseling, and efforts to encourage students in their studies.
They noted that the responsibility for poor performance lies equally with schools, parents, and the students themselves.
In the SEE 2081 exam, a total of 4,056 students from 58 community schools under Kathmandu Metropolitan City participated.
Among them:
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956 students received non-graded results and are required to retake the exam
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789 students scored between GPA 3.61 and 4.00
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17 students achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA
In comparison, only 545 students scored within the 3.61 to 4.00 GPA range last year. This year saw an increase of 244 students in the highest GPA bracket.
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