Initiate action on Aided Schools in which continuous declining of students enrollment

Initiate action on Aided Schools in which continuous declining of students enrollment

Memo No. ESE-02-18022/12/2021-PS-3-CSE-1 Dated: 28/05/2022

Sub: School Education - Aided - Continuous declining of students enrollment in certain aided Schools Certain instructions - Issued

Ref: 

1. G.O.Ms.No.1188, Education, dated. 10.5.1966.

2. G.O.Ms.No.725, Education, dated.7-7-1977.

3. A.P. Education Act, 1982. 

4. G.O.Ms.No.344, Education, dated.22-7-1985

5. G.O.Ms.No.238, Education, dated.27-5-1996.

6.A.P. Private Educational institutions Grant-in- Aid (Regulation) Act, 1988. (Act 22 of 1988) 

7. G.O.Ms.No.524. Education, dated.20-12-1988.

8.G.O.Ms No.01 Education Dated 01.01.1994 and subsequent amendments.

9. G.O.Ms No.39 Education Dated 17.06.2013. 

10.Hon'ble Supreme Court Judgment dt.12-4-2012 in W.P(C) No.95 of 2010. 

11.Notices issued by the RJDSES and DEOS in the State. 

12.This office Memo No. ESE02-18022/12/2021-PS-3-CSE Dated 09.06.2021, 12.07.2021 and 24.07.2021 

13. This office Memo No. ESE 02-18022/12/2021 PS 3 CSE Dated 18/08/2021.

14.This office Memo No.ESE-02-18022/12/2021 PS-3-CSE-1 Dated:28.11.2021.

   The attention of all the Regional Joint Directors of School Education and the District Educational Officers in the state is invited to the references read above, and they are informed that in the reference 12th, 13th and 14th read above. Instructions were issued to issue notices to the certain aided schools which are having less than 40 enrollment and there has been declining trend in the enrollment from the last two years.

In this regard, after examining the explanations furnished by the correspondents in detail, it is noticed that the explanations submitted by the correspondents are not based on academic, genuine grounds and found to be not satisfactory.

In this connection, in the reference 13th cited instructions were issued to all the DEOS and RJDS to issue notices duly giving one more opportunity to improve their enrollment during current academic year to the correspondents of Primary / UP / High Schools wherever the strength of the school has been declining consistently during 2019-20 and 2020-21. It was also instructed that if the managements have failed to improve by 30-09 2021, the competent authorities shall take necessary further action as per

Acts and rules duly observing the norms of access to the schools to the habitations as per the Rules issued under RTE and also as per G.O.Ms.No.1. dated 01-01-1994, further the said date was extended up to 31.10.2021.

It is noticed from the records, out of 840 schools, 418 schools managements have failed to improve their enrollment. Hence, as per Rule 10(17) of G.O.Ms.No.1, Edn. Dated 01.01.1994 action shall be taken on 418 schools where there is a declining of enrollment (list enclosed) i.e. the enrollment have decreased in the academic years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22.

Therefore, all the Regional Joint Directors of School Education and the District Educational Officers in the State are instructed to initiate action as per rule 10 (17) of G.O.Ms.No.1 and submit compliance report to this office.

Encl: (List Enclosed)

Download Aided Declining of students instructions

Download 418 Aided Schools list