Chennai: The state’s higher secondary education traversed on an upward graph over the past four years, with the net and gross enrolment rates (NER/GER) witnessed a steady increase over the past four years, from 64% and 80.1% in 2022-23 to 73.1% and 85.1% respectively in 2025-26. NER refers to the percentage of children who are…
School education minister A Rajmohan has warned TVK functionaries against disturbing students during school hours, saying they will face strict disciplinary action, including expulsion from the party Chennai: Members of any political party or a private organisation will henceforth not be permitted to interact directly with students inside school campuses during class hours, said minister…
Chennai: The state’s year-old water bell initiative for schools, launched with much fanfare to keep students hydrated, has now hit a roadblock. Teachers and students show little interest in keeping the activity alive even as the city has seen searing heat over the last few weeks.As per the school education department’s circular issued in June…
Chennai: Nearly two weeks after the state information commission and a week after the school education department ordered private schools to display their fee structures on their notice boards, compliance remains patchy.A TOI visit to city schools on Tuesday and Wednesday, coinciding with chief and district education officials sharing a compliance report with the private…
Chennai: The school education department has asked chief and district education officers to ensure that physical education (PE) lessons for Classes VI-XII are conducted without fail. It also sought details of schools where playgrounds are not utilized properly.The instructions come in the wake of a recent review meeting chaired by school education secretary B Chandra…
Chennai: School education minister Rajmohan said the state remained firm on the two-language policy. The statement comes in the wake of the state govt not taking a clear stand on implementation of the PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme despite the education ministry calling for the implementation of the scheme in Bengal, Kerala,…
