The report stated that it was important to increase the number of high and higher secondary schools in proportion to the increasing population and the number of elementary schools. The sample survey was done in 18 government schools, 13 higher secondary and five high schools in nine districts, including Chennai, Thiruvallur, Salem, Trichy, and Tirunelveli, between July and September, 2017. About 22% of schools did not have science or maths teachers at the high school level, the report said. All the 12,254 Gram Panchayats must also get their own higher secondary schools so children can have access to quality education in their neighbourhood, it said. “We will be mapping all the districts to find out where we need high and higher secondary schools.

Source: The Hindu March 24, 2018 00:22 UTC