Staff-crunched Raj Bhavan Government School turning away admissions
The Raj Bhavan Government School that boasts of having several facilities like digital classrooms, good infrastructure and safe drinking water — facilities that are not available in government schools
Published: 02nd June 2018 05:09 AM | Last Updated: 02nd June 2018 05:09 AM | A+A A-
Parents argue with Raj Bhavan school staff about the lack of admissions on Friday | Express photo
HYDERABAD: The Raj Bhavan Government School that boasts of having several facilities like digital classrooms, good infrastructure and safe drinking water — facilities that are not available in government schools — is now reeling under shortage of staff. Already overworked teachers and the staff are now having to deal with angry parents too who want admission in the school but are being turned away due to space and workforce constraints. The school which has classes from I to X, has 18 regular teachers for 1,100 students. Until last year, regular teachers were aided by Vidya Volunteers(VV) — 10 in primary and five in high school. This year, however, the school has not been allotted any VV.
Unlike last year, when 450 new admissions were made in primary school, this year the school has given only 120 admissions for class I. In high school, on the other hand no new admission were taken. In 2017, 750 new students were admitted. Only last year the school got a new building after the governor took personal interest in getting the school up and running. Manju Latha, the headmaster of primary school told Express that for each class there are two sections with 60 students in each. The teacher-pupil ratio is a gaping 1:60.
A teacher who did not wish to be named said that since the teaching quality and the facilities offered in the school were better than any other in the city, parents want their children admitted here.
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