Over 1,500 students enrolled in Corporation schools

HENNAI: Within a week of the commencement of admissions to schools run by the Chennai Corporation, over 1,500 students have been enrolled, Mayor M. Subramanian said on Thursday.

Speaking at a function to officially rename the Corporation Schools as Chennai Schools, he appreciated the teachers for their efforts to persuade parents to admit their wards to the schools. He said that new name boards would be installed within 10 days in all 312 schools run by the civic body.

He said the name change was part of the initiatives of the civic body to improve the image of its schools.

A total of 528 child labourers, who were rescued last year, would also be enrolled in the schools. Four out of the 50 youngsters who use the night shelter for street children in north Chennai had evinced interest in taking up formal education, he said, adding that they would also be admitted to the schools.

Mr. Subramanian said that the civic body would reward high and higher secondary schools that achieve 100 per cent pass percentage in the public examinations with cash prizes of Rs.1 lakh each. These would be presented to the schools on the day when the results are announced.