THE Bago Region gov­ernment has announced that it is arranging for students from schools that are unable to open for various reasons to take placement tests, al­lowing them to continue their education in appro­priate grade levels.

This was stated by a relevant official from the regional government in responding to a starred question regarding edu­cation raised by U Nyan Win, Hluttaw represent­ative for Zegon Constit­uency 1, during the sec­ond regular session of the Third Bago Region Hluttaw.

In pursuit of the Min­istry of Education’s guid­ance, this special pro­gramme was initiated to allow school-age children who have been out of the formal school system for various reasons since the 2021-2022 academic year. This initiative includes students from basic ed­ucation schools, as well as those from private schools and monastic schools. The official ex­plained that students from Grade 2 to 9 sat for these tests from 15 to 20 June.

Furthermore, sup­port is being provided to teachers from these schools. “Teachers who have completed two years of service are per­mitted to apply for trans­fers and promotions,” the official said.

These programmes are expected to restore educational opportu­nities for children cur­rently outside the school system, while also con­tributing to the stability of teachers’ jobs. — TWA/ ZN