Kerala Increases Class 1 Admission Age To Six: minister Sivankutty
Kerala's fashionable training minister, V. Sivankutty, introduced on thursday that the minimum age for admission to elegance 1 in the nation has been raised to six years. The minister made the announcement all through a press conference held right here.
Sivankutty stated that, until now, kids could be admitted to class 1 at the age of five, but clinical studies endorse that they're better organized for formal schooling after turning six. "That is why all countries with properly developed education structures set the age of access for formal training at six years or above," Sivankutty stated. In Kerala, dad and mom have traditionally enrolled children in elegance 1 at the age of five, he stated. But, greater than 50 percent of students now begin school at age six, and this trend ought to be endorsed, he delivered. Sivankutty said the revised age requirement for sophistication 1 admissions would come into impact from the 2026-27 educational year. Apart from the age revision, the minister also discussed the government's efforts to scale back drug abuse among students. He stated a widespread operating method (SOP) has been organized to deal with drug-associated problems, masking elements such as detection, reporting, and remedial measures. Additionally, parents' organizations have been fashioned to grow attention and vigilance against drug use on faculty campuses. A movement plan has additionally been carried out on the school degree, specializing in college students' physical, mental, and social well-being, he said. This plan includes key aspects of safety, protection, and participation that are essential to safeguarding college students' rights, the minister added. Moreover, training on the ill results of medicine and alcohol had been protected within the revised technology, social technology, Malayalam, Urdu, and Arabic textbooks for a higher number of first- and excessive-school college students in the 2024-25 academic 12 months. Comparable updates can be made within the 2025-26 academic 12 months as nicely, he stated. Sivankutty emphasized the importance of elevating focus among kids on drug abuse and identifying the channels through which tablets reach them. He said the education department could introduce extra tasks to fight this difficulty. A meeting of various departments and firms, chaired via the chief minister, has been scheduled for march 30, 2025, to discuss similar steps he brought.
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