Principal Secretary (School Education) Praveen Prakash on Wednesday (October 25) said that the Andhra Pradesh government was paving the way for the introduction of International Baccalaureate (IB) syllabus in the State-run schools.
Referring to a meeting held between an IB delegation comprising the organisation’s development and recognition manager, India and Nepal Mahesh Balakrishnan, director of marketing and communication Amy Parker and director of global business development Haif Bannayan and senior department officials of the State on October 23 (Monday), the Principal Secretary said that the roadmap for the IB-AP joint certification for students of Classes 10 and 12 was discussed.
Besides changes in the syllabus, the government is exploring the possibility of undertaking other innovative programmes in the State-run schools, he said.