Sindh’s Education Minister, Syed Sardar Ali Shah, shared that more than 800,000 new students are expected to join schools in Sindh this year.
At an event in Karachi on Monday, the Sindh Education Minister said that headmasters will now have to plant trees in schools as part of their job.
Shah said that this year in Sindh, they aim to enroll over 800,000 more students. They want the community to help make the school enrollment system work better.
The event called “Launch of Sindh Enrollment & Retention Drive 2024-25” was attended by important people like the Sindh Secretary of School Education, UNICEF’s Abdullah A. Fadil, and others from different organizations.
Different ideas were shared to keep more kids in school and get even more to join. Minister Sardar Ali Shah announced that this year, the goal in Sindh is to enroll 900,000 students instead of 800,000.
He said that hiring new teachers in Sindh has solved the teacher shortage, allowing over 7,000 schools to reopen. He also mentioned that there are currently 5.2 million children in government schools, 4 million in private schools, 927,000 in Sindh Education Foundation schools, and 57,000 in non-formal education.
The constitution says it is the government’s job to give free education to children aged 5 to 16. Because of limited resources and other issues, help from the community is very important. The enrollment drive in Sindh will start on August 16, using all the resources to make it successful.
The education minister said that principals won’t just manage the school; they will also help get the community involved. They need to make sure kids join the school and keep learning by working with parents.
Principals will also be checked on how well they help plant trees at their schools.
People from UNICEF, JICA, and other groups shared their ideas at the event. The education minister looked at science projects made by students from different government schools and said they did a great job. Other international groups and organizations working with the Sindh Education Department also praised the department’s new changes.
