More students may switch to corporation schools this year in Madurai

MADURAI: Students and parents are approaching the corporation schools in Madurai city in large numbers for admissions with the Covid-19 crisis driving students from private schools to these government-run institutions.
Performances of the schools in the public examination and the infrastructure facilities seem to be the criteria for choosing the schools.Large queues were seen outside the EVR Nagammaiar Corporation Girls Higher Secondary School from early on Wednesday. “My daughter is entering the Class IX. I am finding it difficult to pay the fee that the private schools are demanding. I think she can do equally well in the corporation school,” said T Thiagarajan, a parent.
The headmistress of the school, R Krishnakumari, said that they received many applications and they are ready to admit them if the students came with transfer certificates from private institutions. As many as 545 students have passed out from Class XII in the school this year. They are ready to admit an equal number of students to the new classes, she said.
The Elango Corporation Boy’s Higher Secondary School also witnessed a good crowd. The other corporation schools are also seeing a steady flow of students.
Madurai Corporation commissioner K P Karthikeyan said that enrollment for Class XI till date is 1,915. Admissions are on for other classes also, he said.