Butwal, Jan. 15 -- In a bid to improve students' performance in the Secondary Education Examinations, the Province 5 government has begun training community school teachers and running special classes for students.

The programme, launched by the Ministry of Social Development in the province, aims to improve students' performance in subjects like mathematics and science.

According to the ministry's statistics, of the 75,834 students who appeared in the SEE from the province last year, 43,878 students secured D and E grades in mathematics while 25,494 students secured similar grades in science. The performance of community school students was poorer compared to their private school counterparts, with around 70 percent of the students sco...