Lottery system for all secondary school admissions: Dipu Moni

A digital lottery will be held in all government and private secondary schools of the country for all classes to stop the admission battle and lobbying, said Education Minister Dipu Moni today.

"I want the admission war to end and the students to get out of the negative practices," she said while inaugurating the digital lottery system at the National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM) in the capital today.

"Children face a lot of stress while competing for the admission tests," she said.

The minister also said the children, who will be admitted in class one, are being forced to memorise everything beyond their capacity.

"Quality education can be ensured if there are students of different merit together in every school, the minister," added.

"We've received positive responses from most places since last year's lottery as this system has created opportunities for establishing equality," she said.

Earlier, a digital lottery was held on December 15 to select students for admission to government secondary schools.

"Last year, a lottery was held in the metropolis. This time, the lottery was held at the district level. In future, all the institutions will come under a lottery system for admission," said the minister.