1. Prior to seeking admission to this school the parents are instructed to familiar with the prospectus of the school. They must read and study the terms and conditions, rules and regulations and the code of conduct for the students and parents who will be associated with this school. Ignorance of the rules and regulations, terms and conditions will not in any way justify its violation.
2. All those who seek admission of their students in this school are bound to sign an affidavit after going through the prospectus of the school that they are willing o abide by the term and conditions inscribed in it as a precondition for taking the admission.
3. The school is established, owned and administered by the Diocese of Jalandhar, registered chatitable society, priomarily to cater to the educational needs of its minority community members. Therefore the parents who take admission of their students in this school should respect the right of the Christian minority community members who play a major and primary role in the administration of the school.
4. Being an unaided minority educational institution its administration is entirely with the Christian minority registered society as per the provisions of the Supreme constitution of India.
5. Being unaided minority private school the administration of the school is entirely under the provisions of the Articles 29 & 30 (1) the Supreme Constitution of India which grants autonomy to the minorities to administer its own educational institutions without undue interference from any unconstitutional external forces.
6. Admissions of students, fee structure, appointment, disciplinary action against the employees, dismissal of the employees, etc.as per the administrative powers endowed on the minority institutions in conformity with the provisions of the Supreme Constitution of India, for minority educational institutions.
7. The school welcomes any suggestion and advice which is positive and constructive for the welfare of the children and the school. But however the school cannot guarantee to implement them immediately. The school is not bound to respond to any self-made associations or groups of parents to their demands but would be dealing with individual parents and their wards during the parents- teachers meetings.
8. Those parents who cause any agitation and incite others to do so against the school or join with any anti-social element to disturb the peaceful atmosphere of the school forfeit the right to continue teaching their children in this school. Their children will be dismissed without giving any other reason. On special request their children may be allowed to complete the current academic session provided the school is given legal guarantee on written undertaking through legal procedure, that the atmosphere of the school will not be disturbed for the sake of the majority of children studying in the school. The children of such parents will be issued the TC along with the final result of the academic year. The same will be applicable to the students who commit the same offence.
9. The parents must sign a self- declaration at the time of taking admission of their wards that they would send them only by such transportation which is run in accordance with the “safe- school vahan” policy of the Government to ensure the safety of their wards, If any parent is inconvenient with privater vehlicle operators deft the “”safe school vahan” policy of the government and send their wards in vehicles which do not conform to the safety measures will be issued notice and subsequently will be asked to change the mode of transportation or withdraw their wards from the school, for the sake of their safety.
10. Parents are strictly forbidden to send their wards to the school by vehicles which do not run in compliance with the traffic regulations of Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana high court on children’s safety. The school issues permission to ferry the children only to those vehicle owners who have submitted their legal documents to the school in compliance with the Hon’ble high court order.
11. Since the school does not own its own vehicles for the transportation of the students, who take admission in this school, the parents are instructed to make their own arrangements with private vehicle owners or transporters. However, they must make sure that such vehicles are being operated in compliance with the safety measures imposed by the Government. The school management gives approval to those vehicles which are run in conformity with the “safe school vahan” policy of the government.
12. The Transportation of the children to and from the School is a collective responsibility of all stake holders. The school-management cannot be held solely responsible for the safety of the children during their transportation, especially in case of private transporters with whom the parents have made agreement without any consultation with the school authority. In such cases the matter should be dealt with the concerned Government authorities, and the school management should not be unjustly dragged into controversies which would adversely affect the peaceful atmosphere of the school.
13.The management has the right to take disciplinary action against students/parents who do not comply with school-rules and requirements.
14. The parents are requested to contact the school office in the month of March, before the beginning of the new academic year to know the fee structure of the coming year. Every year the school is constrained to enhance its fee structure, remaining within the limits permitted by the court, as the school does not receive any financial aid from the Government.
15. Being an unaided minority educational institution, the school is not bound to constitute a Parents association with members from the majority community to be involved in the administrative matters of the school. However, the school has its own arrangements to know the minds of the parents through the PTM (parents teachers’ meeting) being conducted in regular intervals, and the Local Managing Committee in which the parents’ and teachers’ representatives are nominated.
16. All major decisions of administrative matters are taken by the Governing Body of the registered society which runs the school in consultation with the Local Managing Committee in which the representatives of the parents and teachers are members.
17. Parents and guardians are not permitted to walk into class- rooms or interview teachers without the permission of the Principal.
18. All letters and correspondence addressed to pupils are subject to the scrutiny of the Principal. Involvement of a student in any unhealthy friendship or indecent relationship with a person of the opposite sex, or any remarks, commends, jokes, exchanging of letters, sexually nuanced gestures etc. through verbal, textual, graphic or electronic media, of demeaning nature that goes against sexual modesty, will be treated as very serious offence and those involved will be asked to discontinue studies in this school with immediate effect, after due enquiries through the internal complaint committee.
19. The school is not responsible for articles or money lost. It is not advisable to bring valuable articles (like expensive watches, fountain pens etc.) to school. Pupils below V Std. are advised not to wear wrist watches in the school.
20. Parents are requested to refrain from disturbing the teaching staff with any school matters outside the school hours. Phone calls or visit to their families at odd hours which disturb their private family life is absolutely forbidden; and legal procedures will be initiated against those parents who trespass. All school matters relating to their wards should be dealt with during the school hours, preferably with prior appointment.
21. Disciplinary Action: Since the school management has strictly instructed its staff to avoid all kinds of corporal punishments, it has become the dire need to discipline the students only with the cooperation of the parents. Therefore it has been decided that on any serious in- disciplinary behaviour of a ward a “Letter of Information” will be sent to the concerned parents. The parents must then visit the school and discuss the matter with the Principal or the class-teacher and find a solution to correct the child. If a child does not improve after three such interventions of receiving the ‘Letter of information’ and advices to improve, in consultation with the parents in the light of the information letter, a student may be asked to discontinue his studies in this school.
22. Periodical Reports and the Report Book will keep the Parents/Guardians informed of the progress of their wards. These reports are to be signed and returned in time as per the information in the school diary.
23. Special classes, sports and games, cultural and literary activities may be organized on Saturdays as and when required. Participation will be deemed compulsory, in such cases.
24. Co-curricular activities and outdoor activities such as class picnics, camps, and study-tours shall be compulsory for all and expenses will be charged from the students.
25. Annual celebration and other such functions in which the parents are invited are expensive and needs special financial support of the parents. On such functions an additional fee will be charged from the parents other than the charges the participants would incur on the costume and special training.
26. The school will organize various functions and celebrations for the enrichment of the students on a regular basis. A small contribution from the parents would be charged for such functions and celebrations (preferably in the beginning of the year) which would not include in the annual charges, or maintenance charges which the parents must pay annually other than the tuition fee.
27. In order to be in pace with the advancement in the process of teaching and learning additional facilities would be added to the school curriculum in consultation with the parents. If the majority of the parents opt for such additional facilities, the rest of the parents should also opt for the same. An advance notice along with the proposed additional fee for the facility would be sent to all.
28. Just because one child of yours is admitted in the school, it is not bound to give seats to all your other children/or of your relations.
29. Parents/Guardians are welcome to meet the principal from 10:00 a.m. (or on any specified time as per the notification issued) on working days, preferably with a prior appointment to save time and to avoid unnecessary inconveniences.
30. Please remember, education also means character formation and we need to discuss the matters with you. As per instructions from the council, value education and character formation need to be given prime importance during a child’s years of schooling. Therefore, henceforth the remarks registered in your child’s “Student’s Log Book” will also be entered in their Progress Report. We need Parent’s co-operation in correcting the child’s behaviour through open dialogue between the teachers and the parents on days allotted for the P.T.M.(Parents-Teachers Meet).
31. Being an unaided minority educational institution the school enjoys total exemption from the RTE Act, and therefore the students who fail to obtain the required marks for promotion as per the ICSE/CBSE/PSEB/ norms would be detained in the same class and the students will be asked to repeat the year.
32. The tendency of the students to go for private tuition is strongly discouraged, instead they should be encouraged to participate in the remedial classes provided in the school itself. The school teachers shall not engage themselves for private tuition, except with the permission of the Principal.
33. Parent-Teacher Meeting (PTM) is to be attended by all parents/guardians of the wards. Those students whose parents/guardians have not attended the PTM, without getting prior permission from the Principal, due to any unavoidable reasons, will not be allowed to attend the classes unless and until they bring their parents/guardians to the school.
34. If anyone, be it a teacher, parent, student or an employee, be found in an inebriated state in the school campus stringent legal action will be initiated against him/her with immediate effect, leading even to the dismissal.
35. While sending letters or making remittance of fee or inquiries, please note the full name(as written in the admission form) of the child. His/her class and Roll Number/Admission No. is very important to enter because there are many students in a class/school with the same name.
36. Parents and guardians are requested to notify the school of any change in their address and phone numbers.
37. The school will not entertain any anonymous letters, instead every parent is permitted to lodge any of their complaints or suggestions through the suggestion box or through the provided provisions.
