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Muslims are apparently attracted to Catholic schools because of the quality of education. About 90 percent of students in Catholic schools are not Christian.
The good scores that students of Catholic schools posted in the secondary school examinations this year back claims by parents and guardians of students who are not Catholics that the schools offer some of the best-quality education in Bangladesh.
Pratibeshi, the national Bangla-language weekly published by the Catholic bishops’ Christian Communications Centre, conducted a survey in 20 Catholic-run schools in Dhaka diocese on the results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam. All students throughout the country take this exam when they finish 10th grade.
According to the survey, which Pratibeshi published its July 6-12 edition, 1,961 students in the 20 Catholic-run schools took the exam this year in June. Of these, only 71 failed, giving a pass rate of 96 percent.
“In the context of Bangladesh, this is an excellent result,” said Sumon Corraya, the Pratibeshi reporter who conducted the survey.
“This was a very simple survey to know how many students took the SSC exam and how many passed,” he explained to UCA News. He pointed out that it did not take into account the religion of the students, but added that the number of Catholics could be “counted on one’s fingers.”
Corraya said the weekly carried out a similar survey last year, but the results were not as impressive.
This year 1 million students took the SSC exam under nine educational boards in the country and 70.81 percent passed.
The Catholic Church in Bangladesh runs 287 schools and colleges with close to 143,500 students. About 90 percent of the students at the 227 primary schools, 56 high schools and four colleges are not Christians.
UCA News spoke to several students, parents and guardians about their views on Catholic education.
Mohammad Tawhidul Islam, 17, from Holy Cross Brothers-run St. Gregory’s High School said he was “proud” of being a “Gregorian.” Islam passed the SSC exam with an A-plus, the highest rating category.
“Mission schools are not only good for delivering quality education. They also provide ideal formation for students by nurturing them through extracurricular activities such as inter-school debates, quizzes on general knowledge and cultural activities,” he said. The youth added that he dreams of becoming an engineer.
This is encouraging, that the students choose to become educated to function in the real world, and not to function as an instrument of destruction (suicide bomber). I am always willing to give someone the benefit of the doubt, though it bears remembering that many of the muslim jihadists who flew airliners into the WTC, Pentagon and western Pennsylvania were educated as well.
Read the rest of the article in the SperoNews.
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