Upset with the poor show by the State Government schools in Class XII examinations and a dip in pass percentage from the previous year, Punjab Education Minister Aruna Chaudhary on Tuesday said that principals of the schools where less than 20 per cent of students could pass the examination would be transferred.
In all, there were 62 such schools where overall pass percentage was less than 20.
“Education Minister has decided to act tough and crack the whip on principals and teachers with poor showing in the recently declared Class XII results,” said a Government spokesperson.
“Apart from action against the principals, those teachers who have subject-wise shown less than 20 per cent result would also face departmental action”, said the spokesperson.
He also said the authorities of 122 schools, which have registered overall pass percentage of 90, would be awarded appreciation letters by the Minister.
Of the total 3.14 lakh students, only 1.96 lakh could clear the examinations this year. The pass percentage also slipped to 62 as compared to over 76 percent during the last two academic years.
In case of Government schools, overall percentage is 61.90, which is lower than overall average of 62.36.