My mother, completed her education back in the late 90s.

She had a positive insight towards

her school days and was eager to further expand on her experiences. The education system in
her childhood had summative exams and 2 semesters. The exams tested the knowledge based
on the whole syllabus from day 1 to the end of the year. The interviewee described the portion
to be “huge”. 1st to 4th grades were under the primary section. The 5th to 10th grades came
under the secondary section. 11th and 12th grades came under the junior college section. One
graduated after completing the ‘senior’ college that followed the junior college. Schools were co-
ed with the inclusion of all genders, and the seating arrangements were not segregated or
divided based on them. There were 6 subjects consisting of 2 languages (English and a regional
language), science, mathematics, social studies, and art and crafts. All the subjects were
compulsory. The school started at 12:30 pm and ended at 6:00 pm. The time schedule was
described as “long”. The homework was given every day, with 24 questions to be answered
every day per subject. The interviewee further stated that a maximum of 2 hours was spent
every day on the completion of the homework. The interview concluded with the interviewee
stating that she misses her school days and would love to experience them again.