02 Aug 2019 | 05:38am IST
State to implement National Education Policy 2019 within two years
CM says that the entire schooling pattern will be revamped
PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant informed the House that the State will implement the National Educational Policy 2019 within two years, thus revamping the entire schooling pattern.
Sawant said the existing system of middle-school, which for students from standard 5-7 years, will cease to exist from coming academic year after the implementation of National Educational Policy 2019. Headded that there are 42 such middle-schools. “The policy will bring in huge change in educational scenario in the state. We will be implementing the policy from the next academic year onwards. Maximum by 2021 academic year onwards,” he said.
Explaining the schooling pattern under new policy, Sawant explained that for the first three years for the student of age between 3-6 (pre-primary to second standard) will be given pre-school education or foundation education.
“For the students between third, fourth and fifth standard would be called as preparatory education, while next three years of standard sixth, seventh and eighth will be classified as middle-class while the standards of ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelth would be considered as secondary education,”Sawant said.
The education minister added that Goa has around 100 aided schools, which have less than 100 students despite the fact that all the facilities are extended to these institutions.
He added he govt is considering the possibility of amalgamating these schools with the nearby facility (school) from next academic year onwards. “We also urged unaided schools to take over our government primary schools are run them. The concept has been adopted in case of two schools already,” he stated.
Pointing out that there are approximately 1,000 teachers working as full time, part time, double part time, lecture and contract basis, para teachers, etc, Sawant said that a special committee under education department would be constituted to work out modalities to absorb these teachers. “The report would be submitted to me in next six months. Before the coming academic year, a decision would be taken,” he stated.
