A survey carried out by the Research Cell NCERT, Nagaland, showed that 7.14 % (Male- 7.80 % & Female-6.40%) were school drop-outs from class I to VIII during 2007-2009 in the State.
Anshu Vaish, secretary (School Education and Literacy), ministry of HRD released the report “Elementary School Dropout in Nagaland”, on Saturday in Kohima.
The report revealed that in the year 2007-09, out of 1,19,048 students– 58,626 (Male) and 60,422 (Female) from 554 schools from 11 districts, 4571 male (7.80%) and 3924 female (6.40%) recorded as drop-outs.
The survey was carried out on elementary school drop-outs from various government schools across Nagaland. Altogether, 2460 teachers gave their opinion, 1600 parents were included in the sample survey and 520 drop-outs gave their reason for giving up studies.
The report also disclosed that Kiphire district had the highest percentage of dropouts with 13%, while Longleng district marked the lowest percentage of dropouts out with 3.5 %.
Other district dropout rates—Wokha– 4.2 %, Mokokchung– 4.6 %, Kohima– 4.9%, Peren– 5 %, Phek– 5.2 %, Tuensang– 8.9 %, Dimapur– 9.7 %, Zunheboto– 10.4 % and Mon–11.5 %.
The report also stated that survey was conducted after a gap of 10 years, adding the present findings of drop-out rate of 7.14% may be tentatively accepted, until another further study is conducted.
Meanwhile, a ten-point suggestion was made to reduce/prevent drop-out rates– strengthening of adult education programme by providing basic education to the parents regarding child development, family planning, economic improvement techniques and to improve family physical-moral environment, opening of middle schools where there is none, opening/improving medical care systems in rural areas, reform examination system through continuous comprehensive evaluation, to continue with in mid-day meal scheme, emphasize more on co-curricular activities and extra-curricular activities, the state government along with community should provide adequate facilities to schools, government should frame and adopt a clear language formula to be implemented compulsorily all over the state. It also suggested orientation training on the use of language for teachers, qualified and trained teachers should be appointed and a minute investigation of curriculum and textbooks should be conducted.
A brief abstract stated the common factors for drop-outs were engagement in domestic and field works, lack of support from parents, poverty, shortage of teachers, discouraging school environment and lack of facilities in school, problem of medium instructions, under qualified and untrained teachers and wrong system of examination.
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