‘Noida govt schools fare better than aided schools’

An National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) survey has found that the average performance of students of government schools in Gautam Budh Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh was better than those of students aided schools last year.

Average performances

While the average performances in environmental studies in Class III were close — 69.59% in government schools and 65.53% in aided schools — the gap widened in Class V to 25%.

In language subject, the average performances of government-school students for Class III, V and VIII were 69.78%, 68.21% and 57.84% respectively, while those of aided schools were 63.14%, 50.94% and 54.17% respectively.

The survey also found that Class III aided-school students performed better in mathematics than government-school students. However, government-school students were well ahead in Class V in the same subject, with a 20% lead over aided-school students. In Class VIII, their lead was close to 5%.

Class VIII government school students had a similar 5% lead in science.

It also found that boys performed better than girls. Boys outperformed girls by a narrow margin in the three classes in language subject as well. Significantly, the survey found that 74.76% of Class III students could differentiate between good touch and bad touch.

(With PTI inputs)