This paper attempts to examine the general perceptions of the Parents on the Concept and Implementation of Central Schools in Bhutan. These days we have mixed feelings on the implementation of central schools in Bhutan. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the level of perceptions of the parents on the implementation of Central Schools in Bhutan. The first section is the statement of the problem on the introduction of central schools in Bhutan. This is followed by the general-purpose and specific objectives of carrying out this study. In the next section, this paper presents the significances of carrying out the study and finally concludes with the main guiding question and sub-questions. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods. The sample consisted of more than 100 parents from three Gewogs of Samdrupjongkhar. The finding of the study revealed that with the coming of the Central schools, the other small schools are deprived of the facilities. Therefore, it is recommended that the facility has to be equally distributed and the current system of the detachment of lower campus from upper campus has to be continued.
School autonomy empowers schools to make decisions to invest in matters that are important for the school. School autonomy is also related to increased or improved student performance. Since 2014, the Bhutanese Ministry of Education implemented Central School reform initiative, which granted school autonomy in financial matters and school governance. The reform initiative was as a result of surmounting evidences on the perceived decline on the quality of education and student performance. This research attempted to determine if students’ performance in board examinations improved over the consecutive years in one of the central schools. Using students’ board examination marks for four years, this research determined that there were significant improvements in students’ performance, however the findings were inconsistent. Possible reasons for the inconsistent findings are discussed.
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