Shillong, April 01 : The SSLC results announced on 5th April 2025 brought encouraging news for the state, with 55,473 students passing and an overall pass percentage of 87.10%—a significant improvement from the previous average of approximately 55%. This commendable performance, however, has led to an acute shortage of intake capacity for Class XI across many districts, particularly in rural areas.
Currently, the total intake capacity for Class XI in the state stands at 51,067. However, this capacity is disproportionately concentrated in urban areas and in the Khasi-Jaintia Hills region. A district-wise assessment indicates a shortfall of approximately 12,000 seats.
To address this gap, there is an urgent need to expand the Higher Secondary education infrastructure. The Education Department has encouraged private secondary schools to upgrade and introduce new streams. Encouragingly, 96 private schools have expressed willingness to transition to Higher Secondary level, potentially adding around 9,000 new seats.
The remaining shortfall must be addressed by enhancing capacity in Government schools.
Approval of Cabinet:
In light of the above, the cabinet approved the proposal ofEducation Department to proposal to augment the intake capacity in Government Higher Secondary Schools by way of creating 137 posts in 17 Schools through the following measures:
A. Upgradation of Govt Secondary School to Higher Secondary
| S. No. | Name of Schools | Stream |
| 1 | Rymbai Govt. Secondary School, East Jaintia Hills District. | Arts Stream |
| 2 | Umtholong Nongthliew Govt. Secondary School. | Arts & Science Stream |
| 3 | Nongtalang Govt. Secondary school, Nongtalang | Arts & Science Stream |
| 4 | Tirot Sing Memorial Govt. Secondary School, Laitkynsew | Arts & Science Stream |
B. Upgradation of Public Schools from Secondary to Higher Secondary
| S. No. | Name of Schools | Stream |
| 5 | Tura Public School | Arts & Science (CISCE) |
| 6 | Jowai Public School | Arts (CISCE) |
C. Addition of new streams in Higher Secondary Schools:
| S. No. | Name of Schools | Present | Additional Stream |
| 7 | Tirot Singh Memorial Govt. Higher Secondary School, Nongkhlaw | Arts | Science |
| 8 | Jirang Govt. Secondary School, Ri-BhoiDistrict. | Science | Arts |
| 9 | Govt. Boys’ Higher Secondary School, Tura. | Arts & Science | Commerce |
| 10 | United Kharkutta Govt. Higher Sec. School, North Garo Hills | Arts | Science & Commerce Stream |
| 11 | Mallangkona Govt. Higher Secondary School, Mallangkona | Arts | Science |
| 12 | Dalu Govt. Secondary School, West Garo Hills District. | Arts & Science | Commerce |
| 13 | Resubelpara Govt. Higher Secondary School, Resubelpara | Science | Arts |
| 14 | Baghmara Govt. Higher Secondary School, Baghmara | Arts & Science | Commerce |
| 15 | Govt. Boys’ Higher Secondary School, Jowai | Arts & Science | Commerce |
| 16 | Sohkha Govt. Higher secondary School, Sohkha | Arts & Science | Commerce |
| 17 | Maharam Govt. Higher Secondary School, Mawkyrwat | Science | Arts |
Financial Implications:
The total number of posts created in these 17 schools are 137 (104 posts in L-13, 21 posts in L-6, 6 posts in L-5 and 6 posts in L-1). The total financial implication is Rs. 10,81,97,550.00per annum.
