About PEACe

History

PEACe, (Provincial Education Assessment Centre) Sindh was initially established as a unit of Directorate of Curriculum, Assessment and Research Sindh Jamshoro in 2002 to support the National Assessments activities conducted by National Education Assessment System (NEAS). The main purpose of establishment of PEACe is to:
• provide detailed information regarding student achievement/learning of each district of Sindh.
• enable teachers and students to identify their needs, set plans and strategies to achieve the desirable targets.
• provide empirical evidence for improvements, changes required in teacher training, curriculum and textbook development.
From 2002 to 2008, PEACe has been engaged with NEAS for conducting National Achievement Tests. After 2008, PEACe has been conducting Provincial Achievement Tests to assist and inform stakeholders about the overall educational system.

Through the Sindh School Education Standards and Curriculum ACT 2014, PEACe was mandated to conduct achievement tests of grade III, V and VIII. Sindh is the only province which that conducted large scale, sample-based assessment. Mandate of PEACe:

• to conduct students’ achievement test at grade 3, 5 and 8;
• to Promote continuous assessment of students learning across all school level

After this Act, PEACe conducted Provincial Achievement Test for grade V in 2017. Due to COVID-19, the assessment activity was abruptly stopped. However, PEACe finally conducted Provincial Achievement Test (PAT 2021-22) for grade V in 2022. PAT 2021-22 was conducted across the province in which approximately, 21000 students from 2100 school participated. The test was conducted for the subjects Sindhi, Urdu, Mathematics, Science and English. This report highlights the students’ achievements in the subjects mentioned at provincial as well as district level. Furthermore, this report presents key findings collected through survey questionnaires dully filled in by the head teachers, teachers, students and parents.

List of Large-Scale Assessments Conducted by PEACe