POLICIES
✒ Admission Policy
• A child with criminal record is not eligible for admission to the school.
• Any child that has a case in court at the time of admission will miss the admission for the same year.
• Even if a child is found not guilty after the accusation, he/she will still miss the admission for the year.
• An admission may be revoked by the committee if criminal records follow after the admission.
• A child called as a witness to a crime may be considered late admission by the committee.
• A child with false documents shall not receive admission.
• A child with incomplete documentation shall not receive admission.
Applying for Admission
• Admission announcement to be made by the school at the year end.
• The candidate must then fill up the admission application form which is provided by the school. All required information must be filled up correctly for use by school.
• The filled form must be submitted to the School Admission Committee for verification at the time of admission along with the following documents:
• Original Student Progress Report/Mark sheet
• Character certificate
• Photocopy of Citizenship Identity Card of the child (CID of parents if the child is a minor below 15 years of age)
• Supporting documents such as employment order/transfer order/business license as asked by the committee.
Confirmation of Admission
• All the documents must be scrutinized before considering the admission.
• Admission would be done based on the admission criteria of the school.
• The public shall be notified immediately after the close of the admission interview.
• The candidate must submit valid Transfer Certificate with photo within two weeks’ time.
• The admission is completed upon assigning of an admission number from school admission register and filling up of the admission register.
Cancellation of Admission
• An Admission will be cancelled at any time of the academic session if the school admission committee finds evidence of any foul play on the part of the admission seeker.
• In case of serious breach of law, the case may be forwarded to police for action.
Admission in class IX& XI
• Admission of students on government placement is given first priority.
• Additional admission is then carried out based on the number of available seats in school based on the criteria.
• The candidate must have a status of pass in preceding class. Failed candidate from other schools shall not be admitted.
• The candidate has successfully completed the admission interview.
• Admission in these classes is restricted by rules and regulations of the ministry.
• Admission is limited to those on genuine transfer cases.
• The candidate must have a status of pass in preceding class.
• The candidate has successfully completed the admission interview.
Admission in class XI
• The schools reserve no right in the admission of class XI candidates.
• The DEO forms an admission committee for the admission of class XI students.
• The candidate applying for admission in class XI must pass in class X with the required cut-off percentage declared by BCSEA( Bhutan Council for School Examination and Assessment) for that particular year.
• Admission is done based on a set criteria indicated for different categories: Science, Commerce and Arts by BCSEA.
• All qualified candidates must attend the orientation programme conducted by Dzongkhag Education Office with the Principals of the host schools.
• In case of the cluster change, the eligible candidates must obtain approval from the School Liaising and Coordination (SLC) and submit to the admission committee.
✒ Hostel Policy
Hostel Management
Boarding Policies (25th EPGI, page 12)
• Only students whose parents reside outside 7 km radius from the school for urban and 5 km for rural schools are to be admitted as boarders.
• Students who have schools near their places of residences should not be admitted in the other schools as boarders.
• Boarding is meant only for students who cannot attend school without being a boarder due to non- availability of schools or appropriate classes in their place of residence. Boarding is not a choice but a necessity.
Joining as a boarder student
• An applicant must fulfill all the criteria for getting boarder facility stated in the boarding policies.
• The qualifying applicant must fill up the registration form and provide all necessary information sought in the form.
• The children must read all the terms and conditions that apply to children living in hostel and sign the document upon agreement.
• If the child fails to agree with the hostel terms, the child shall be disqualified.
• A boarder student must pay all fees and caution deposits indicated in the school policy book.
• The parent/guardian must hand over the child to the concerned warden/matron in person in the hostel and provide all necessary advice to the child.
• The warden/matron must update the record with the office for release of stipend and the provision of mess facility.