CHENNAI: In a bid to improve Class 10 and Class 12 state board results, the school education department has directed headmasters across Tamil Nadu to analyse the academic performance of their respective schools and prepare a roadmap for improvement.
A circular issued on Tuesday to all chief educational officers (CEOs) and district educational officers (DEOs) included school-specific and subject-specific performance data. They have been asked to review the district-level data, conduct meetings with headmasters, address grievances and chalk out blueprints to improve each school’s performance.
“Schools with low pass percentages can focus on improving pass rates, while those with higher pass percentages can work on raising average marks,” the circular stated. According to school department officials, it is for the first time that detailed data on performance of the schools have been sent to districts for review this early.
School education director S Kannappan told TNIE that micro-level data analysis was carried out this year earlier than usual. “Joint director-level officers have been appointed as monitoring officers to review the meeting of CEOs with headmasters every month and oversee the implementation of the action plan,” he said.
Kannappan added that data review revealed several gaps in teaching. “In Vellore, over 1,000 students failed in Mathematics alone. Similarly, in some schools, students excelled in one subject but underperformed in others, pointing to issues in teaching methods,” he said.
Notably, Vellore was among the worst-performing districts in Class 10 results, with only 42 out of 242 schools achieving 100% pass results. In contrast, Sivaganga topped the list, with 175 of its 258 schools recording cent per cent pass rates.
The DEOs and CEOs will take note of the performance of teachers as well. “The DEOs have been advised to form subject-wise WhatsApp group of teachers where the better performing teachers could guide and share their notes, teaching patterns that help students in better understanding the subject to other teachers,” said Kannappan.
Since the academic year has just begun, schools can increase focus on providing support to both schools and teachers to boost outcomes in the next board exams, he added.