Kot Khalsa govt primary school sets pace for enrolment drive

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, June 15

Riding high on the recent success of the state in the county in the field of education, the district Education Department too has been on its toes inviting enrolments for new sessions.

With a series of grants received by the department for upgrading facilities and setting up smart playgrounds, another milestone that the department has received is that the Kot Khalsa Government Primary School has become the first government primary school in the district to have 1,000 students.

State Coordinator, Punjab, Admission Campaign, and District Education Officer (Sec), Satinderbir Singh, said: “Usually, average student strength for a government primary school stands at 300-400. That’s why it’s commendable that Kot Khalsa Primary School has become the first primary school in Amritsar where the number of students has crossed 1,000,” he said.

“In the past two months, we have been launching enrolment drives, upgrading facilities, building strong infrastructure and various schemes run in the interest of the students to ensure that more students choose government school education. Recently, the department had received a grant for buying school uniforms (Rs600 per student) that will be distributed free of cost to all students,” he added.

Meanwhile, Kot Khalsa Government Primary School Principal Kamaljit Kaur said enrolments done through street plays, door-to-door campaign, rallies and parent-teacher meetings made it possible for the school to get more students. “Last year, our student strength was 826, higher than any other government primary school in the district,” she said.