Chennai: Admissions for classes 1-10 have started in government and aided schools across Tamilnadu today. Admissions for classes 11 and 12 will commence from 28 August. However, reopening of schools would be considered only after the pandemic comes under total control.
According to sources in the School Education department, admissions for students joining Classes 1, 6 and 9 will be given priority today and students transferring schools in other classes too may be admitted from today.
All schools have been directed to give admissions even in the absence of students based on the records submitted by their parents. The government has also directed the schools to admit students even if any of the documents are not available.
An order issued by Chief Secretary K Shanmugam said, ‘the headmasters of high and higher secondary schools should get the students list and their contact details from neighbourhood feeder schools. Admissions to classes six and 11 should be conducted on particular dates. The dates should be communicated to the parents.’
Stating that the headmasters should put up the admission dates to on their notice boards, the order added: ‘If the feeder schools have more strength, then students should be split into two groups consisting of 20 students and conduct admissions in the morning and afternoon.’
While asking the teachers to visit their schools two days before the admissions and ensure the hygiene of the schools, the order said for students studying in government and government-aided schools, the free notebooks and books, uniforms should be distributed during the admissions.
It also gave permission to the Director of Matriculation Schools to conduct admissions to 25 per cent seats reserved under Right to Education act from 17 August.
Urging all to ensure that social distancing and other Covid-19 preventive measures were followed during the admission process, Minister for School Education K A Sengottaiyan recently said admission for LKG and class one in private schools would be done online.