With the onset of the SEE season in the nation, at the back of every 10th grader’s mind is the ever daunting question of their education after the so-called “iron-gates” of their education. While many consider this glorious threshold as the peak of their education, they are quickly brought back to reality as these 10th graders are made to make a crucial decision that shall decide the very fate of what direction their life is to take. From the more practical application level of the A-Levels and the International Baccalaureate(IB) to the tried and tested Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) course, the decision is one that will shape the cognitive, personal and emotional personas for the years to come.

“We need to make a major decision after our SEE, but we don’t know the full details about each program,” says Pabitra Raj of St. Xavier’s School, Jawalakhel. While the students have a vague idea of what these programs are to entail, the extent of their knowledge begins and ends at the words of their seniors who have done or are currently in these courses. Hence, their information about these varying styles of education is limited to say the least.