K & P

K-P to establish private schools authority

A draft has been formulated and is under discussion with private school owners

Sohail Khattak November 15, 2016

PHOTO: AFP

PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government is making a proper regulatory authority to register, regulate and supervise private schools across the province.

The K-P minister ESE will be its chairperson, secretary and director ESE will be its members, while it will have two members each from the private schools and parents. It shall have two members from the educationists/philanthropists and a managing director who will be its member-cum-secretary.

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According to the bill, the members other than ex-officio will be nominated by the government from a panel of three persons for each seat for a period of two years and could also be re-nominated for another term. These members (other than ex-officio) will be paid honoraria and allowances by the authority.

The authority will register and regulate schools, supervise their curricula, scheme of studies, fee structure, academic schedules, co-curricular activities and ensure observance of vacations in schools.

According to the bill, no school shall be opened or operated in the province without registration with the authority and no education board shall affiliate a school without the same being registered with the authority.

Whoever operates a high school, higher secondary school and intermediate college or an institution of equivalent level in the province without registration with the authority will be punished with imprisonment of up to one year or with a fine of Rs200,000 or both.

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In case of a Montessori, Kindergarten, a tuition academy or centre, primary, lower middle and middle schools or an institution of equivalent level, the imprisonment shall be up to 6 months or with a fine of Rs50,000 or both.

Those who breach any other provision of this law shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of up to three months or with a fine of Rs20,000 or both. Those who violate the rules or regulations made under this law, shall be punished with imprisonment for a period of one month or with a fine of Rs10,000 or both.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 16^th, 2016.

COMMENTS (2)

imaad | 7 years ago | Reply Constantly we keep hearing about PTI led KP government focusing on reforms in health education police accountability and environment / clean energy. Still far from ideal but the direction is right, intentions are clear and that what makes me happy. One day will reach there if the focus remains institutional building and fundamental reforms instead of flashy projects for political point scoring.

khalid khan | 7 years ago | Reply It is a good move in the essence but look at its wording. it seems all about the punishments and fines and farmans like the Mogul kings. There is no appreciation and help to the institutions which are doing a government job to provide the education. I think that the govt of KP should realize it and understand how to deal with education.

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