The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has issued a notice to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi “seeking an explanation” for the poor performance of its schools at the class III level in last year’s National Achievement Survey (NAS).
This comes amid the ongoing face-off between the AAP and BJP over the Delhi government’s work in education. The Delhi BJP has been attacking the Delhi government’s ‘education model’ on various fronts, including alleging a scam in the construction of classrooms.
The National Achievement Survey was conducted in November 2021 for students in classes III, V and VIII and its findings were released this May. The report had shown Delhi to be featured in the five states with the lowest average score in both Math and Language at the class III level.
This has now been taken up by the DCPCR, which has referred to this as a failure of MCD schools. “The responsibility of imparting primary education lies with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Therefore, the findings of NAS 2021 for class III are a direct commentary on the quality of teaching and learning in Municipal Schools,” reads the notice for inquiry.
“The NAS class III results paint a dismal picture of teaching and learning in Municipal Schools which rank Delhi among the lowest five performing states in India. In fact, the class III results of Municipal Corporation of Delhi are below the national average in all three subjects: Language, Maths and Environmental…
