ABSTRACT

EDUCATION – SCHOOL EDUCATION – Upgradation of High/Higher Secondary Schools – Permanent Criteria and norms for Upgradation of High/Higher Secondary Schools – Orders – Issued.

SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No. 235,
Dated 24-5-97.

Read:

1.  G.O.Ms.No. 981 Education, Science and Technology Department, Dated 21-5-82.

2.  Government letter No. 31480/E1/83-5 Education, Science Technology department Dated 9-5-83.

3.  Government Letter No. 150722/E1/85-2 Education Dated 15-7-85.

4.  Government Letter No. 706799/E1/89-7 Education Dated 13-8-86.

5.  Government Letter No. 7017/E1/89-2 Education dated 19-4-89.

6.  From the Director of School Education letter Rc.No. 11215/W13/96 dated 31-1-97.

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ORDER:

In Government order first read above as subsequently amended in the Government letter second to fifth read above, Government have constituted a High Level Committee to scrutinize the various proposals received for the Upgradation of High/Higher Secondary Schools and to make recommendations to Government for Upgradation of High/Higher Secondary Schools.

2. While constituting the High Level Committee, the Government have permitted the committee to evolve the criteria and Higher Secondary Schools. Accordingly, the committee evolved criteria and norms every year as and when they met but they are not of permanent nature.  Government therefore consider it essential, to formulate uniform and permanent type of criteria/norms for upgrading of High and Higher Secondary Schools.  Accordingly, the Director of School Education in his letter sixth read above has submitted the permanent type of criteria and norms for Upgradation of High and Higher Secondary Schools, based on the present requirements to cater to the educational needs of the area, high and higher secondary schools and requested approval of the same.

3. The Government, after careful examination, direct that the criteria and norms as detailed in the annexure I and II to this order be followed for upgradation of Government/Panchayat Union/Corporation/Municipality Middle schools into High Schools and for upgradation of High schools into Higher Secondary Schools from 1997 acadmic year.

4. This order issued with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide its U.O.No. 2390/FS/P/97 dated 16-5-97.

// BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR //

                                                                                    M.A.GOWRISHANKAR,
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,

To

The Director of School Education, Chennai – 6.
The Joint Secretary to Government (School Education)
School Education Department, Chennai-9.

Copy to: 

The Finance Department, Chennai-9.

The Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, Chennai-9.

The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Chennai-9.

The Senior Personal Assistant to Minister(Education), Chennai-9.

The School Education Department(HS), Chennai

ANNEXURE – I.

NORMS FOR UPGRADATION OF GOVERNMENT/PANCHAYAT UNION/ CORPORATION/ MUNICIPALITY MIDDLE SCHOOLS INTO HIGH SCHOOLS EVERY YEAR.

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1. The number of schools to be selected for the year may be fixed by the Government depending upon the budget provision.

2. The schools should possess five acres of play area for Boys High School and Co-education High School and three acres of play area for Girls High School.

3. The schools should have remitted the Public contribution fixed by Government from time to time fully.

4. Priority to be given to the schools located in hill areas.

5. Priority to be given to the schools located in area where the population of Adi-dravidas is high.

6. The proposals for upgradation of Girls schools may be given due consideration.

7. The strength in Standard VIII should not be less than 50 pupils-relaxation in strength may be considered in the case of Adi-dravida schools.

8. Priority to be given to the schools where the feeder schools and the HIgh Schools already functioning in that area do not meet the demand of the population of school age children of that area.

9. The school should have adequate buildings, accommodation and other infrastructure factilities.

10. The minimum distance between one high school and another high school for the purpose of upgradation shall be 5 kms.

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ANNEXURE – II

CRITERIA AND NORMS FOR UPGRADATION OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

1. The number of schools to be selected for the year may be fixed by the Government depending upon the budget provision of the respective year.

2. The schools, other than in urban areas shall have five acres of land and Schools in urban areas shall have three acres of land inclusive of play ground area

3. The schools should have adequate buildings, accommodation and other infrastructure facilities.

4. The strength in Standard X of the proposed school should not be less than 100. However, this may relaxed in respect of Adi-dravida schools

5. First priority shall be given to the schools which have remitted the public contribution fixed by the Government from time to time in full.

6. Priority shall be given for the opening of Girls institutions.

7. The minimum distance between one higher secondary school and higher secondary school for purpose of upgradation shall be 8 kms.

8. Priority shall be given to area where existing Higher Secondary school do not meet the demand of the local needs.

9. Priority shall be given to the schools in HIll area.

10. Priority to be given to the schools located in area where population of adi-dravida is high.

11. Opening of Girls Higher Secondary Schools shall be considered only by upgrading existing Girls High School and not by separation from existing co-education Higher Secondary Schools.