Public school admission in Kerala is up by 1.63 lakh
B S Anil Kumar | TNN | Jun 14, 2019, 12:26 IST
Representative Image THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As many as 1.63 lakh students have newly joined public schools that were reopened, after summer holidays on June 6.
According to government sources, the number of new entrants are calculated based on the student details collected on the sixth day after the reopening. Records show that the total number of students in unaided sector schools have recorded a decrease of 38,000. The total number of students in government, aided and unaided sector during the current academic year is 37.16 lakh. While the numbers in government sector is 11.69 lakh, that of aided section is 21.58. The number of students in unaided schools following state syllabus is 3.89 lakh. The figures, said the government communication, was calculated based on the basic records updated by school authorities on `Sampoorna' software. The exact and more accurate details would be published later.
According to information currently available, the highest number of new admission in government and aided schools were to class five. As many as 44,636 children joined standard five. To class eight, 38,492 have newly joined. The number of new entrants to public schools in the last three years, after the launch of public education protection mission, increased by 4.93 lakh.
According to government sources, the number of new entrants are calculated based on the student details collected on the sixth day after the reopening. Records show that the total number of students in unaided sector schools have recorded a decrease of 38,000. The total number of students in government, aided and unaided sector during the current academic year is 37.16 lakh. While the numbers in government sector is 11.69 lakh, that of aided section is 21.58. The number of students in unaided schools following state syllabus is 3.89 lakh. The figures, said the government communication, was calculated based on the basic records updated by school authorities on `Sampoorna' software. The exact and more accurate details would be published later.
According to information currently available, the highest number of new admission in government and aided schools were to class five. As many as 44,636 children joined standard five. To class eight, 38,492 have newly joined. The number of new entrants to public schools in the last three years, after the launch of public education protection mission, increased by 4.93 lakh.
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