1132 private schools in Karnataka record 0 admissions for 2022-23 | Education News,The Indian Express
Data shows 367 lower primary schools, 466 higher primary schools, and 299 high schools have recorded zero admissions this year.
According to the data accessed by indianexpress.com from the Department of School Education of Karnataka, out of the 1132 schools, 367 lower primary schools, 466 higher primary schools, and 299 high schools recorded zero admissions this year. In fact, according to the data presented by state School Education Minister B C Nagesh during the budget session in March 2022, 966 private unaided schools recorded zero enrolments for the year 2021-22. There has been an increase of 166 schools in 2022-23 which recorded zero admissions.
This year, 523 government schools and 176 government-aided schools recorded zero enrolments. Therefore, as many as 1831 schools in Karnataka recorded zero enrolments for 2022-23. The data also reveals that 745 pre-university colleges have also recorded zero enrolments this academic year.
According to education officials, many private schools did not record enrolment in the last two years because of the coronavirus pandemic, forcing them to shut down. From falling short of paying rent to provide poor quality education, the reasons for deteriorating admission numbers are many.
Block education officers (BEOs) point out that the quality of education in many private schools, especially in rural areas, is deteriorating because the schools have not been able to recruit qualified teachers.
Speaking to indianexpress.com, Raghu said his father’s death and the financial status of the family, led to the sorry state of the school. “My father ventured into education only after crossing 65 years. All things went well until the pandemic struck. With online classes taking precedence and with low admission rates, it was getting difficult to pay rent for the building. Rs 50,000 was spent on rent and another Rs 50,000 on teachers’ salaries. After school reopened in 2022, we did not see any new admissions. My father got worried and his health started deteriorating and eventually led to his death and then we had to shut the school”.
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