KP government outsources 1,500 underperforming public schools

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to outsource 1,500 public schools across the province as part of its education sector reforms. These schools were selected due to consistently poor results in matriculation exams. Under the new policy, private companies or organizations will manage these schools through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, with the government making performance-based payments.

According to senior journalist Lehaz Ali, this initiative is part of the provincial government’s two-year Good Governance Roadmap, officially announced ahead of Muharram. If successful, the policy may be expanded to include more government schools in the future.

Additionally, the KP government will provide education cards to 100,000 students to facilitate access to educational facilities. The government has also mandated that primary schools must have at least four rooms and a staff of five to six teachers to ensure better learning environments.

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