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Five Nepali schoolgirls kill themselves after failing in exam
Saturday June 16, 2012 02:16:23 PM, IANS
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Kathmandu: At least five teenaged girls have
committed suicides in the last three days in Nepal after failing
in their School Leaving Certificate (SLC) examination, whose
results were declared Wednesday evening, Xinhua reported Saturday.
A sixth girl who too attempted suicide, however, survived and is
undergoing treatment in hospital.
Two girls, aged 15 and 18, died after consuming poison when they
failed in their exams. Another 16-year-old, who also drank poison
after learning that she failed in the exams, is receiving
treatment in a hospital, according to media reports.
In the other incidents, three girls from Kathmandu hanged
themselves to death following their failure in the SLC exam.
The SLC examination is one of the most important examination in
the educational system of Nepal, which every student is required
to undertake and clear for higher education.
Only about 47 percent students have passed the SLC exam this year,
marking a decline of about 8.5 percent over the last year's pass
percentage.
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