Debate on conversion of private schools into trusts at Kantipur Education Summit’s first session
Education Secretary Adhikari stresses need to convert all private schools into trusts, HISSAN president Silwal argues the provision to be unconstitutional.
KATHMANDU, Sep 19: Acting Prime Minister and Defence Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka has presented awards to the best schools, teachers, staff and principals at a programme organised by the Main Celebration Committee today on the occasion of National Education Day, 2023.
The award
KATHMANDU, Sep 13: The School Education Act 2080 has been registered in the Parliament.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology registered the "Bill to Amend and Consolidate Laws on School Education, 2080" registered the Bill in the Parliament Secretariat aft
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: The administrators of private schools have declared a strike against the proposed School Education Act 2080.
PABSON, NPABSON and HISSAN expressed their disagreement with some of the issues included in the bill and announced the strike in a joint press conferenc
KATHMANDU, May 11: The government has decided to grant two public holidays a week – Sunday and Saturday – to both public and private schools from May 15.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology took a decision to this effect on Wednesday.
According to Deepak Sharma, spokesperson for the Education Ministry, both the public and private schools will remain closed on Sunday and Saturday from May 15.
With this decision in effect, schools will now be allowed to remain closed for only 30 days in a year.
Prior to this, schools used to have 50 days additional holidays except public holidays including monsoon, winter and festival holidays.
KATHMANDU, August 31: The Gokarneshwor Municipality in Kathmandu has resumed physical classes in schools in the area from Tuesday.
The municipality has granted permission to both the government and private schools to resume classes.
Issuing a press statement, the municipality has stated that the schools can be reopened from August 31 adopting proper COVID-19 safety protocols.
According to Manoj Kumar Dungana, spokesperson for the municipality and chairman of ward 8, the schools have been granted permission to resume physical classes adopting proper COVID-19 safety protocols.
Earlier, the private schools in the municipality had filed an application demanding permission to conduct physical classes for the students. These schools had also conducted discussions with guardians of students in the area before submitting an application to the municipal office.
“The schools will have to conduct classes on shifts maintaining proper social distancing if the classrooms are small for large numbers of students,” said spokesperson Dungana. “The municipality can order any schools to remain closed if the cases of COVID-19 in the area rise.”
Dungana also maintained that the Education Division of the MUnicipality will monitor schools time and time to check if they are adopting proper COVID-19 safety measures or not.
