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SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENE AMONG CORPORATION SCHOOLS GUDLINES BEING DEVELOPED

Posted on: 09/Aug/2010 4:37:43 AM
The Chennai Corporation has drafted guidelines for the schools of excellence that will be developed in 10 zones among Chennai corporation schools. The modality will be entrance examinations for students. Basically Chennai Corporation is drawing up admission procedure for the Corporation schools. There will be no entrance examination for children enrolling in class I, students of other classes, except class XI, will have to take an entrance examination to get admitted to a school of excellence. Based on students` marks, a rank list will be prepared and admissions will be based on it.

Students of the Chennai Girls Higher Secondary School in Perambur, which will be developed into a school of excellence, seen recently. The entrance examination for primary sections, except class I, will have questions in Tamil, English and Mathematics. For students from 8th standard onwards, the question paper of the entrance examination will cover Tamil, English, Mathematics and general knowledge as well. The Students seeking admission into high school sections will have questions on Tamil, English, mathematics and social science. Specific guidelines have also been drawn for admission to class XI, where preference would be given to students who have taken class X examinations in the same school. The official said a lot of emphasis is being given to enrolment for the academic year. The schools of excellence would have to strictly adhere to the maximum permissible number of students in each class, 30 for primary sections and 40 for middle, high and higher secondary sections.

The guidelines also include development of schools` physical infrastructure, ambience, the roles of the teachers, parents and students in helping the school become one of excellence. The civic body identified 10 schools as institutions to be developed into schools of excellence.

The council had approved the list: Chennai Higher Secondary School, Appasamy Lane, Old Washermenpet; Chennai Girls Higher Secondary School, Madhavaram High Road, Perambur; Chennai Girls Higher Secondary School, Pulla Avenue, Shenoy Nagar; Chennai High School, V.P.Koil Street, Mylapore; Chennai Boys Higher Secondary School, Nungambakkam; Chennai Girls Higher Secondary School, Nungambakkam; Chennai Higher Secondary School, Puliyur; Chennai Boys Higher Secondary School, Saidapet; Chennai Girls Higher Secondary School, Saidapet; and Chennai Higher Secondary School, Thiruvanmiyur.