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This is an archive article published on July 9, 2023
Zero admission recorded in 55 govt schools in Udupi, Dakshina Kannada districts
Zero admission to Class 1 has been recorded in 24 schools in Dakshina Kannada – two schools in Puttur taluk, four in Bantwal, three in Belthangady, two in Mangalore North, two in Mangalore South, three in Moodbidri, and eight schools in Sullia taluk.
In Udupi district, zero admission to Class 1 has been recorded in 31 schools. (Representative/File)
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Many government primary schools in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts in Karnataka have recorded ‘zero admission’ to Class 1 for the 2023-24 academic year.
According to the Department of Public Instruction, no student enrolled in Class 1 in 55 government primary schools across the two districts.
Zero admission to Class 1 has been recorded in 24 schools in Dakshina Kannada – two schools in Puttur taluk, four in Bantwal, three in Belthangady, two in Mangalore North, two in Mangalore South, three in Moodbidri, and eight schools in Sullia taluk.
R Dayanand, the deputy director of public instruction (DDPI) in Dakshina Kannada, said, “There is still time left for admissions and children are likely to join the classes. The grade-wise data accumulation process is underway.”
Meanwhile, in Udupi district, zero admission to Class 1 has been recorded in 31 schools – four in Udupi, four in Brahmavar, five in Kundapura, nine in Byndoor, and nine in Karkala taluk.
Education department officials in the Udupi district argued that a spike in private English medium schools with better infrastructure and transport facilities has adversely affected admission to government schools.
According to the Public Accounts Committee report, ‘Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan’ (RMSA), which was submitted to the Legislative Council in December 2022, admissions to private schools increased by 335 per cent in the last 13 years, while admissions to government schools increased by only 30 per cent during the same period.
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In actual numbers, while enrolment in government high schools increased by 1.60 lakh between 2008-2009 and 2021-2022, enrolment in private high schools increased by a whopping 5.74 lakh during the same period, the report stated. It blamed the lack of infrastructure and deterioration in the quality of education in government schools for the spike in admissions to private schools.
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