EXTERN AT SCHOOLS: SOME HEADMASTERS TO BE DISMISSED
Aysor
June 14 2010
Armenia
Head of State Inspectorate of Education Khachik Muradyan today, at
a meeting with reporters spoke about the issue of extern move up of
39 students to senior classes in Armenia mentioning that extern move
ups have been suspended according to Armenian Education and Science
Minister's 2009 November decision.
The speaker stressed that an education system of 12 years was adopted
in 2006, and a student leaving the 9th form "could not have learnt
three years' program within one year."
"The Ministry does not organize extern for 2009-2010 examination year,"
K. Muradyan said mentioning that the State Inspectorate of Education
carries out monitoring of 10 and 11 form students extern move up.
According to monitoring results and the Evaluation and Testing Center
data, 39 students have put in applications for taking common extern
exams.
The disclosed cases have been sent to Prosecutor's Office, and the
speaker said that it is possible that new cases will be also disclosed
and sent to the same instance.
"The Prosecutor's Office will examine the cases to disclose those
guilty, but there is a gross violation, and some headmasters will be
dismissed," K. Muradyan stressed adding that the list of headmasters
to undergo sanctions will become clear during the submission of the
final results to the Education and Science Minister.
From: A. Papazian
Aysor
June 14 2010
Armenia
Head of State Inspectorate of Education Khachik Muradyan today, at
a meeting with reporters spoke about the issue of extern move up of
39 students to senior classes in Armenia mentioning that extern move
ups have been suspended according to Armenian Education and Science
Minister's 2009 November decision.
The speaker stressed that an education system of 12 years was adopted
in 2006, and a student leaving the 9th form "could not have learnt
three years' program within one year."
"The Ministry does not organize extern for 2009-2010 examination year,"
K. Muradyan said mentioning that the State Inspectorate of Education
carries out monitoring of 10 and 11 form students extern move up.
According to monitoring results and the Evaluation and Testing Center
data, 39 students have put in applications for taking common extern
exams.
The disclosed cases have been sent to Prosecutor's Office, and the
speaker said that it is possible that new cases will be also disclosed
and sent to the same instance.
"The Prosecutor's Office will examine the cases to disclose those
guilty, but there is a gross violation, and some headmasters will be
dismissed," K. Muradyan stressed adding that the list of headmasters
to undergo sanctions will become clear during the submission of the
final results to the Education and Science Minister.
From: A. Papazian