Ahmedabad: According to estimates of several schools and associations, the institutions in the East are recorded 80-85% compared to schools in the West where their presence is 25-30% of the total class approved class strength.
At present, Covid-19 restrictions are valid for schools.
Contrary to the idea that the western part, home to a large number of popular schools, has a higher number of students who attend classes directly, the opposite is true today.
Hitesh Patel, President of the Ahmedabad Self-Finance Management Association, said that Shreeji Vidyalaya which he carried in Bubungaagar in the east was an attractive 90% in-person attendance.
“Most of the schools in the east of the river register a 80-85% presence,” Patel said.
“Unlike in the West, the penetration of college classes is less here and schools have done a lot of efforts to attract children to study on campus.” In the West, several institutions such as the Prakash Secondary School in Vastrapur have not reopened for physical class studies four months after the government allows them to do it.
They offer online classes.
Mrugen Shah, Prakash Principal, said there were no parents who were ready to send their children to study in-day.
The schools in Gujarat were reopened in July to study in-people for grade 6 to 12th grade students and in line with the limit of Covid-19, only 50% of the total class power was permitted.
In the East, most schools are located around the residential area so commuters are not a big problem like in the West.
Raju Desai, Principal of Uma Vidyalaya in Nikol in the East, said that the attendance rate had reached 90%.
“We use a strange formula even to call students to school,” Desai said.
“Transportation is not a problem here because many students live close to their school.” Indrani Banerjee, Principal of HB Kapadia in Mengagar in the West, said that only 25-30% attended his school.
“Children are now familiar with online studies and therefore they do not want to risk going to school,” he said.
“Transportation is a major problem for parents and children.
After the first term exam in October, the image will be clear because the exam must be held in pen-and-paper format.” Pratiksha Parekh, Principal of Tripadis International School in Ghatlodia in the West, Saying that around 60% of parents have given written approval to allow their children to go to school.
“But they are very reluctant to send them to school and this can be seen from the attendance level of 30-40%,” Parekh said.