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Physical infrastructure and facilities in Government Schools
12.12 Most of Government Schools in Kerala are functioning in pucca buildings. All L.P government
schools in the state are functioning in pucca buildings. There is no LP/UP school
having thatched sheds in 2011 in the state. Six high schools are in thatched and they are situated
in Thiruvananthapuram District. Own buildings have to be constructed for 167 government
schools which are now working in rented buildings. District-wise details of government
schools having building facilities are given in
12.13 Local Self Government Institutions and programmes like SSA have contributed much
to the overall development and improvement of physical infrastructure and common facilities
in government schools in the state. Data available in 2011 shows that 98.40% of government
schools have access to drinking water and 99.49% of government schools in the state have
urinals/latrine facilities. District –wise details of government schools having drinking water/
latrines/urinal facilities in Kerala in 2011 are given in Appendix 12.7.
Enrolment of Students
12.14 Enrolment of students in the state has been showing a slight decline in the recent years.
In 2008-09, 45.46 lakh students were enrolled in schools in the state. In 2009-10 this has got reduced
to 44.58 lakh students and during 2010-11 it has further reduced to 43.51 lakh students.
Enrolment of students in 2011-12 has again reduced to 42.35 lakh and has decreased 2.67%
over the previous year. Change in demographic pattern of the state due to low birth rate is the
main reason attributed for this phenomenon. The decline of students in LP section has 73925
numbers in 2011-12 from 2010-11. While the decline in UP section is 32888 numbers 2011-12,
and in the high school section shows a decrease of enrolment of 9552 students over the
previous year. The stage-wise enrolment of students in schools in Kerala from 2007-08 to
2011-12 are given in Table12.3.
Table-12.3
Enrolment of Students in Schools in Kerala stage-wise 2008-09 to 2011-12 (`. in lakhs)
Year LPS UPS HS TOTAL
2008-09 16.66 14.53 14.27 45.46
2009-10 15.91 14.24 14.43 44.58
2010-11 15.04 13.93 14.54 43.51
2011-12 14.30 13.59 14.45 42.35
Source: Directorate of Public Instructions
12.15 In 2010-11 enrolment of students in lower primary, upper primary and high school sections are 33.77%, 32.09% and
34.12% respectively. 29.86% of total students are studying in Government schools. 61.33% of students are enrolled in
aided schools and the remaining 8.81% in unaided schools. Details of management-wise and standard wise enrolment of
students in schools in Kerala during 2011-12 are given in Appendix 12.8. District-wise and stage-wise enrolment of students
in schools in the state during 2011-12 is given in Appendix 12.9.
Enrolment of Girl students
12.16 Girl students constitute 49.26% of the total student enrolment in schools. Boys outnumbered girl students in all the
districts except Thiruvananthapuram. Generally, in Kerala there is a more or less uniform pattern in the enrolment of girl
students across districts.
SC/ST Enrolment
12.17 As per the figures of 2011-12, SC students constitute 11.04% of total students in the state. The percentage of SC students,
government schools, private aided schools and private unaided schools are 13.82%, 10.73% and 3.73% respectively.
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