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HYDERABAD: An astonishing 30.54 per cent of government schools in the State function with just one classroom notwithstanding the tall claims that primary education is of top priority. The percentage drops further to 25.21 schools having just one classroom if private and other schools too are taken into account. A.P. thus, has the dubious distinction of being second to Assam in occupying such an appalling position. The nation’s average too is very poor at just 9.71 per cent. The findings were in the report on ‘Elementary education in India: progress towards universal elementary education 2006-07’ released by the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi, which is a part of the HRD Ministry. Disturbing factorAnother disturbing factor was that 7.81 per cent of 1, 00,932 schools here have just one teacher. Though percentage-wise it would still look decent but given the volume of schools, it is shocking that children in nearly 8,000 schools have just one teacher. “Single teacher schools are not just high in number but are also in very poor condition,” argues Chukka Ramaiah, MLC and renowned educationist. Moreover, none of these teachers are trained to handle multiple classes, a method adopted when qualified teachers are not available. He charges the government of shying from its responsibility of providing basic education. Unlike private schools that are preferred by middle-class and the wealthy, government schools attract only children from poor families and socially disadvantaged sections like the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes. And as much is reflected in the survey which puts the SC and ST enrolment together at 78.50 per cent and 84.55 per cent respectively, in government-run primary and upper primary schools. The share of OBCs enrolment in the primary and upper primary classes is 42.18 per cent and 41.23 per cent respectively.
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