evaluation. Various forms of continuous and comprehensive evaluation had been attempted before by the state controlled education system, usually with cumbersome procedures and unclear guidance on instrument development and record keeping. This effort introduced a simpler, more systematic evaluation scheme involving four schools in different regions of the country. Students were assessed in both Scholastic and Co-scholastic (Co-curricular and personal social qualities) areas using routine formal and informal testing techniques. This scheme emphasized both formative and summative evaluation in order to identify learning difficulties and provide remedial instruction and retesting (a feature that was lacking in current practice). The continuous nature of the assessments shifted teacher practices more toward oral testing and observation than before. Also different from current techniques was an attempt to obtain a more rounded picture of student development by evaluating personal social qualities based on the existence of behavior indicators. Prior to implementation an intensive orientation program was provided for the primary teachers. For purposes of the study, a sample of 1000 students, 100 parents, 50 teachers as well as administrative faculty was utilized. Based on the results and feedback from parents and teachers, it was concluded that this particular scheme for school-based evaluation was feasible in primary schools which possessed the prerequisite infrastructure (this was also reflected in the fact that the subjects continued with the particular evaluation plans after the study had concluded). In addition, the experiment revealed issues to be addressed including the time-consuming nature of the continuous record-keeping and reporting, need-based training for teachers and competencies-based textbooks.