Admission in City Schools
18 kids aspiring, one to be lucky
As many as 18 beginners will try their luck for every seat in grade-I in the city’s public schools this year under the lottery system. The capital has 24 government schools, of which only 13 have Class-I with an accommodation for 1,500 school beginners. Against the seats, some 27,934 forms have been selected for lottery. The draw will be held on December 26 and 27 in two venues in presence of school managing committees, teachers and guardians. Of the venues, Government Laboratory High School in Dhanmondi has been confirmed so far.
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (DSHE) has divided all the public schools of the capital into three groups — A, B and C. The draw of group A and C will be held on December 26 while of group-B the following day.
The written test for group-A will be held tomorrow while for group-B on December 19 and group-C on December 20. Every school will arrange the test in its own facilities.
The list of schools under group A, B and C are incorporated at the end of this report.
Between December 5 and 13, a total of 69,767 forms had been sold against 7,551 seats in 24 public schools of the capital, said Prof Shafiqur Rahman, director of DSHE.
Each form was sold at Tk 100, he said, adding that last year the number of forms sold stood at 72,416.
Outside Dhaka, the district committees, upazila committees and school managing committees of state-run schools will conduct the lottery as per their own schedules.
The lottery system for admission was introduced last year in the government high schools that have the elementary level. A few private schools in the capital had already been practising the system.
On Thursday, the government brought the admission to Class-I in all private schools under the lottery scheme. However, for enrolment in Class-II to -IX in public or private schools, students have to sit for a 100-mark written test on Bangla, English and Mathematics.
Viqarunnisa Noon School, a private school, will hold the admission lottery today from 8:00am. Likewise, Motijheel Ideal School will also hold the draw today for the first time.
The other private schools in the capital have already finished distribution of forms and interviews to verify students’ age. They will hold their admission lotteries on December 18 and 19.
Group-A
Govt Laboratory School, Mirpur Govt High School, Motijheel Govt Girls’ High School, Khilgaon Govt High School, Islamia Govt High School, Nawabpur Govt High School, Mohammadpur Govt High School and New Govt Girls’ High School.
Group-B
Motijheel Govt Boys’ High School, Narinda Govt High School, Govt Muslim High School, Banglabazar Govt Girls’ High School, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Govt Boys’ High School, Govt Bigyan College High School, Dhanmondi Govt Girls’ High School and Dhanmondi Kamrunnessa Govt Girls’ High School.
Group-C
Dhanmondi Govt Boys’ High School, Armanitola Govt High School, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Govt Girls’ High School, Tikatuli Kamrunnessa Govt Girls’ High School, Tejgaon Govt Girls’ High School, Dhaka Collegiate School, Gonobhaban Govt High School and Tejgaon Govt High School.
-With The Daily Star input
