Classification of Schools (KER - Chapter 2)

CHAPTER II CLASSIFICATION OF SCHOOLS 

1. General Classification – The schools in the State shall be classified as follows; 

(i) Schools for General Education; 

(ii) Schools for special Education; 

(iii) Schools for the Education of particular categories of students and; 

(iv) Other institutions connected with the educational system of the state.

2. Schools for General Education – (1) Schools for General Education shall be of two grades:- 

(i) Primary; and 

(ii) Secondary 

(2) The first seven standards i.e: Std. I, Std. II, Std. III, Std. IV, Std. V, Std. VI and Std. VII shall be collectively known as the Primary Grade and shall be sub- divided into two sections. 

(a) Lower Primary and Junior Basic containing any or all of the Standards I to IV, and 

(b) Upper primary and Senior Basic containing any or all of the Standards V to VII and with or without the Lower Primary section 1[but does not include existing Lower Primary Schools where Std. V is retained by the special sanction of Government]. 

(3) Standards VIII, IX and X shall be collectively known as the Secondary Grade. Standards VIII, IX, X ad XI shall be collectively known as the Higher Secondary Grade. 

(4) Secondary Schools providing the three year course shall be known as ‘High School’s and Secondary Schools providing the four year course shall be known as ‘Higher Secondary Schools’. 

Secondary Schools may contain any or all of the standards VIII to XI and may be with or without the Primary Section – Upper or Lower or both. 

Note:- (i) The terms ‘Upper Primary School’ ‘Lower Primary School’ and ‘Secondary School’ shall include Sanskrit, Arabic, Tamil and Kannada Schools of the same grades. 

(ii) The terms ‘Secondary School’ and ‘Training School’ shall be taken to include Upper Primary and Lower Primary Standards attached to them, if any and the term ‘Upper Primary School’ shall be taken to include Lower Primary Standards attached to it, if any. A Lower Section shall be deemed to be attached to a Higher Section if and when it is under the same Headmaster as the Higher Section. 

3. Schools for Special Education – Schools for Special Education comprise the following:- 

(i) Training Schools providing instruction and training for Teacher’s certificate Examination. 

(ii) Fishery Schools 

(iii) Physical Training Schools. 

(iv) Music Schools including Music Academies. 

(v) Fine Arts Schools 

4. Schools for the education of particular categories of Students – Schools for the education of particular categories of students comprise the following:- 

(i) Schools for defective children such as the Deaf, the Dumb, the Blind, and the mentally handicapped. 

(ii) Leper Schools where admission is restricted to children affected with leprosy. 

2[(iii) Schools for handicapped where admission is restricted to children affected with Polio, or other similar diseases]. 

5. Other Institutions – Other institutions connected with the educational system of the State are:- 

(i) The Bharat Scouts and Guides. 

(ii) The N. C. C (National Cadet Corps) and the A.C.C. (Auxiliary Cadet Corps). 

6. Girls School – Schools where admission to some or all of the standards is restricted to girls shall be known as Girl’s Schools. 

7. Any of the types of schools mentioned in Rule 3 may be considered by the Director, with the sanction of the Government, as also conforming to any of the types mentioned in Rule 2 and any of the types of institutions mentioned in Rule 4 may be considered by the Director, with the sanction of the Government, as also conforming to any of the types of schools mentioned in Rules 2 and 3. 

8. List of Schools – A list of all the Government and the Private Schools in the state classified under the various heads according to the provisions in these Rules shall be published by the Department; but the inclusion of any school or the omission to include any school to the list shall not by that reason alone confer recognition to or withdraw recognition from that school. 

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1. Inserted by notification published in Gazette dated 05-06-1972 

2. Added by G.O. (P) 1/89/G.Edn. dt. 12-1-1989 published in K.G. No. 5 dt. 31-01- 1989. 

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