Blog: SHEMROCK Group of Schools

The famous Right to Education bill, which guarantees free and compulsory education to children from six to 14 years, will met its fate this winter. The bill poses many questions and has put some serious challenges before the existing education providers.

Preschools, however, do not fall in the specified category as children below six years only, complete their training and schooling from preschools. But, the education providers need to enhance their models, as in the coming years the sole responsibility of preparing the children to receive formal education will lie with them.

That is indeed a challenge and preschools have to provide the best of their services to make up the credibility.

More schools have thrown open their admission process in the following week of December. Parents are requested to keep a close watch on the notifications and due dates. The processes will continue for some time as new entrants are to be admitted in the schools.

Schools that have notified the registration plus the reference for parents of the notifications have been listed below:
DPS, Rohini
(15th to 31st Dec.’08)
Refer H.T. dt. 13.12.08, Pg. no.4

Lancer Convent, Rohini
(15th to 24th Dec.’08)
Refer H.T. dt. 13.12.08, Pg. no.4

North-Ex Public School, Rohini
Refer H.T. dt. 13.12.08, Pg. no.4

G.D. Goenka Public Schools, Rohini
(15th to 31st Dec. ’08) Refer H.T. dt. 14.12.08, Pg. no.3

K.R. Mangalam World School, G.K.- II, Vikaspuri
(15th Dec.’08 onwards)
Refer H.T. dt. 14.12.08, Pg. no.3

N.C. Jindal Public School, Punjabi Bagh
(15th to 31st Dec. ’08)

Refer H.T. dt. 14.12.08, Pg. no.5

Ramjas Foundation
(15th to 31st Dec. ’08)
Refer H.T. dt. 14.12.08, Pg. no.5

Summer Fields School, Kailash Colony
(15th Dec. ’08 onwards)
Refer H.T. dt. 14.12.08, Pg. no.3

DPS, R.K. Puram
(15th to 31st Dec. ’08)
Refer H.T. dt. 14.12.08, Pg. no.5
Refer T.O.I. dt. 14.12.08,Page no.3

APEEJAY School, Sheik Sarai, Saket, Pitampura
(15th to 22nd Dec.’08)
Refer T.O.I. dt. 14.12.08, Page no.3

Chinmaya Vidyalaya
(15th to 27th Dec.’08)
Refer T.O.I. dt. 14.12.08,Page no.3

Modern Convent School, Dwarka
(15th to 31st Dec.’08)
Refer T.O.I. dt. 14.12.08, Page no.3

Hillgrove Public School, Safdarjung Enclave
(15th to 31st Dec. ’08)
Refer T.O.I. (Education Times) dt. 15.12.08,
Page no.3

•    More schools to give out forms from today Refer H.T. dt. 15th Dec.’08, Pg. No. 5
•    Parents are requested to visit www.shemrock.com/blog for the latest updates on nursery school admissions in Delhi & NCR.

Registrations are open in:

1.   The Heritage School, Vasant Vihar
(15th to 31st Dec. ’08)
Refer H.T. dt. 9.12.08, Page no.3
2.    G.D. Goenka Public Schools, Vasant Kunj, Dwarka
(15th to 31st Dec. ’08)
Refer H.T. dt. 12.12.08, Pg. no.5

•    Platform for airing nursery grievances, please refer H.T. dt. 10th Dec.’08, Pg. No. 6
•    Schools awarding extra points for older child; please refer H.T. dt. 12th Dec.’08, Pg. No. 5
•    Parents are requested to visit www.shemrock.com/blog for the latest updates on nursery school admissions in Delhi & NCR.

ACTION FOR SCHOOL ADMISSION REFORMS or ASAR is a new initiative for DoE in action against the schools.

Since most parents fear the result of their actions against schools, they are reluctant to complain against them. Schools on the other hand have continued to violate the recommendations of the Ganguly Committee.
The admission form may be given out for Rs. 25, but the schools are charging a hefty amount for the prospectus. And for everyone, the form is no use without the prospectus.

But buying the form does not ascertain the child’s admission to the school. It only burns a bigger hole in the parents pocket.

This is just one illustration of the violations that the schools are showing.

ASAR is one initiative to get the voice of the distressed parents, to be heard by the right people. Since the DoE is inclined towards filing of complaints against schools, ASAR has volunteers to file the right kind of complaints to the right authorities. Inspite of all the media glare, and blog posts the schools continue to flout rules, and remain indifferent about it.

The DoE still maintains it has not received any complaints about any of the schools activities so far. “Somebody will have to come forward. We can’t take any action unless such violations are pointed out by the parents,” said Chandrabhushan Kumar, director, DoE.

The volunteers are confident that DoE will get enough information to act on if the initiative picks up.

They are encouraging people to come forward, and report their experiences, and help them with more suggestions. The parents will be given a choice of keeping their identity a secret, if they wish to.

Plato Public School
Near Meena Apartments,
I.P. Ext. , Patparganj,
Delhi-110092
+91 11 22241111/ 22241122

Registrations began from 1st Dec 2008