Importance of Education
(Zeeshan Shoukat, Karachi)
Education is considered to be the backbone for the development and progress of every country. Prosperity and nation building is all possible when a country has strong and effective education policy.
The Education system in Pakistan is overseen by the government's Ministry of
Education and the provincial governments, where as the federal government mostly
assists in curriculum development, accreditation and in the financing of
research.
The education system in Pakistan is generally divided into five levels:
pre-primary, primary Secondary, intermediate, Higher Secondary and university.
Only 80% of Pakistani children finish primary school education. The standard
national system of education is mainly inspired from the system. This system
starts from Pre-school education after pre-school education, students go through
junior school . Then to the middle school the basic curriculum is usually
subject to the institution. The eight commonly examined disciplines are Urdu,
English, mathematics, arts, science, social studies, Islamiyat and sometimes
computer studies such as Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto and others may be taught in
their respective provinces.
Secondary education in Pakistan consists of board examination that consists the
2 years of education and it’s have Science and General Group in it.
The Intermediate education also consists of 2years of education and has Science,
Arts and General group are required to pass a national examination administered
by a regional Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education.
After completing the Intermediate education the students can go for the higher
education to universities, there they complete their bachelors in their relevant
field , as less people get chance to avail this opportunity to go for higher
studies in Pakistan because of the higher education fee.
These are the basic education system which is working from the last several
years in Pakistan.