Stakeholders call for special-purpose schools to be included in Education Act

KATHMANDU: Stakeholders have called for special-purpose schools to be incorporated into the Education Act, with provisions allowing them to operate autonomously and effectively.

The recommendations were made during a consultation organised by the Ministry of Education and Sports with officials and stakeholders from schools established for specific purposes as part of the process of drafting the Education Act.

The meeting, chaired by Shailendra Jha, chief adviser to the education minister, was held at the ministry in Singha Durbar. Discussions focused on the operation and management of special-purpose schools, policy and legal provisions, financial management and the quality of teaching and learning.