2,670 single-teacher schools still functioning in Assam.

More than 13,000 schools without permanent headmasters and thousands of subject teacher’s posts lying vacant.
Assam currently has 2,670 single-teacher primary schools, more than 13,000 schools without permanent headmasters and thousands of subject teacher’s posts lying vacant across different levels, the Assembly was informed on Thursday. Replying to a question by MLA Akhil Gogoi, Education Minister Dr Ranoj Pegu stated that although there are no government primary schools without teachers in 2025-26, a total of 2,670 schools continue to function with only one teacher.On teacher deployment, the minister said 4,041 five-class schools have five or more teachers, excluding headmasters, while 1,733 six-class schools have six or more teachers. Infrastructure gaps were also reflected in the data placed before the House. Only 5,083 five-class schools have five or more classrooms, while a large number of schools lack adequate classrooms. Among six-class schools, just 1,530 have the required classrooms, whereas 21,839 schools do not meet the norm, highlighting space constraints in many institutions. The House was further informed that 13,614 primary schools and 3,402 upper primary schools are functioning without permanent headmasters, pointing to continuing leadership shortages in the school system.