The Corporation will start English medium sections in 40 of its schools from October this year.

The Corporation Council on Tuesday passed a resolution approving English medium sections in 23 Chennai Primary Schools and 17 Chennai Middle Schools. The decision has been taken in order to increase the number of students on the rolls. Currently, there are 28 Chennai Schools with English medium sections, with a total strength of 2,207 students.

The civic body has decided to start English medium sections in schools with strength of over 40 in Classe I. Some schools with very less number of students have also been identified for starting English medium sections. The civic body will spend Rs.1.6 lakh for procuring ABL cards for such English medium students. The Chennai Primary Schools that would have English medium..........Click for more

Source Web Page: The Hindu