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(Revised and Updated in February 2010)
1) TERM DATES: Dates of re-opening and closing of term are announced well in advance. All parents are required to strictly adhere to these dates. Please also ensure that boys return to school in uniform and with a proper haircut. A detailed note on journey arrangements is sent to all parents. The School will NOT be able to make any travel arrangements if Parents do not inform us before the due dates – 30th September for the Autumn term and 20th March for the Spring term. Boys who do not turn up on time for re-opening of term without valid reason, run the risk of not being allowed to attend school for the rest of the term, or being held back at the beginning of the vacation. 2) ADMISSION: a) The entry is in Class III, Class IV and Class VII. Vacancies in other classes are rare. b) Registration for all classes except X and XII are accepted. c) Registration does not guarantee admission. d) The registration fee is neither transferable nor refundable. e) Last Date for Registration is 15th September of the year preceding the year of admission. f) Admissions to all classes are made based on the entrance test and interaction with the boy and his parents. g) The boy is tested in English, Hindi, Mathematics and Life Skills. h) Boys who qualify in the written test are called for an interaction along with the parents. Both parents must attend. i) The final list of candidates is declared on a specified date after the interaction. j) The decision of the Admission committee will be final. k) Age Restrictions as on 1st April of the year of joining Class III: Between 7 years to 8 years Class IV: Between 8 years to 9 years Class VII: Between 11 years to 12 years Class XI: Between 15 years to 16 years 3) FEES: a) Fees become due twice in a year on the first day of the reopening of the school after the summer and winter vacations in two instalments. In any event all dues must be paid on or before the School reopens after the vacation. All dues must be paid in full. Payments in instalments are not acceptable. In case of Fee defaulters, the School will have to take the extreme option of sending the boys home if bills are not paid on time. b) The Fee currently in force is as per the Fee Schedule attached and forms part of the School Prospectus. The School management is at liberty to revise the Fee Structure at any time. c) Security Deposit: Security deposit equivalent to one term fee is charged at the time of admission time and adjusted or refunded (on demand) when the boy has left the School. Any security deposit lying unclaimed with the school for a period of more than three years after the boy has left the school will be forfeited in favour of the School. d) Any other Government Taxes/ Cess Shall be borne by the parents. e) That no Fees will be refunded and will stand forfeited in favour of the school if the student is unable to complete the schooling during a term for any reasons other than medical grounds. f) Full term fee would be charged for all admissions during the term and similarly for all outgoing students during any term. This includes the Board examination classes. 4) WITHDRAWALS: a) Boys who do not benefit from the School or make little progress may be asked to leave.
b) Admission of the boys who have finished class X from the School to class XI is not guaranteed and the School exercises the right not to readmit a boy into class XI on the basis of his academic / disciplinary / health record. Subjects’ choice for the students promoted from grade X to XI shall be based on the evaluation of skills and aptitude in the relevant subjects done by the school. c) Boys caught cheating; bullying or bringing disrepute to the school by/ through any form of behaviour not acceptable to the school will be expelled. The Principal’s decision in these matters is final. d) Parents who wish to withdraw their boy must give a written notice of their intention to the Principal. e) No charges will be made in case the letter intimating the intention to withdraw reaches us before the dates specified below: Before the 15th of June (for the Autumn term)
Before 30th of December (for the Spring term) f) Half term fee will be charged if the letter intimating the intention to withdraw reaches the School:
After 15th June but before the reopening of the School (for Autumn term) and After 30th December but before the reopening of the school (for Spring term). g) Full term fee will be charged if the boy is withdrawn after school reopens.
5) OUTINGS: The outings will be as per the School Calendar or the School Circulars.
Outing time is 9.00am-6.00pm. However, Parents coming to take their ward for an outing must pick him up latest by 10.30a.m. Also parents coming to return the students to the school are not allowed to enter the School premises and the students may be left at the entry gate. However, if Parents /Guardians wish to visit/meet the housemaster/any teacher, they can do so in the morning hours when the student is picked up and preferably by prior appointment.
Outing on festivals will strictly be a “home out”. This means that only the parent or authorized guardian possessing school’s valid identity card can take the boy out.
Lunch outings are not allowed on working days.
No outing is allowed on Sunday/holiday immediately prior to Exams.
Note:
(i) Parents / grandparents wishing to take their wards for an outing must give a minimum of four clear days’ notice to the Housemaster / Housemother /Warden concerned.
(ii) Parents / grandparents/guardians will be permitted to enter the School premises only if they possess a valid identity card issued by the School authorities.
6) NIGHT OUT: Night outs are allowed only once a term- in Spring term: following the Parents-Teachers interaction and in the Autumn term: following Founders.
7) RULES FOR VISITING BOYS: Boys are allowed to meet only those visitors whose names have been advised by parents to the School and who possess a valid identity card issued by the School authorities. Boys are not permitted visitors on weekdays. Visitors may meet their wards with permission of the HOUSEMASTER/ HOUSEMOTHER/ WARDEN between 9 am – 11 am only on the Calendared Outing days. In case of an urgent matter, the visitor must obtain prior permission from the Principal / Vice-Principal / DOSW or the Housemaster / Housemother /Warden first; boys who meet visitors without permission will be severely punished. Visitors must leave the Campus by 11am
8) VISITORS’ CARS: No vehicles are permitted inside the Campus except at the specified area at Indus Gate / roadside only.
The School takes a very dim view of parents allowing their children to drive without a license. Any boy caught driving without appropriate papers will be deemed to have violated the school and the government rules in this regard, and will be treated in an appropriate manner, even if the incident should occur during the vacation.
9) FOOD/ ANY OTHER ITEM: No form of outside food/ beverage or any other item e.g. Deodorants, Perfumes, Clothes etc is permitted to be brought inside the School premises. If a child is found with tuck or any other item, these will be confiscated. For birthday parties the School makes arrangements for cakes etc. Parents/ Visitors are strictly forbidden from bringing any form of food items to the School campus.
Any Parcel/ Packet/ Baggage transported by a Visitor/ Student will be inspected at the gates by the authorized staff and GUARDS, who have been empowered to do so.
10) HEALTH: Many parents do not return Medical certificates duly completed at the end of the vacations. We will have to quarantine a boy if he returns to school after the vacation without a doctor’s fitness certificate for all the school activities. Also, boys who need spectacles must bring their prescriptions and a spare pair of glasses. The submission of false medical certificates is liable to attract expulsion.
11) DRESS CODE:
a) Boys are not permitted to keep HOME CLOTHES with them in their Room/Dormitory and no home clothes are to be worn during term time. However, boys are allowed to bring two pairs of blue JEANS and yellow T-shirts, which will be deposited with the Housemother / Warden and can only be worn during Journeys / Mid-term breaks.
b) Only School night suits will be permitted to be used as nightwear and these may only be worn inside the Dormitory/Room.
c) For Dinner:
i) Summer: Whites (Kurta-Pyjama or shirt and trousers) with floaters provided by the school.
ii) Winter: Blazer, brown trousers, tie and school shoes. No other form of dress is allowed for Dinner.
d) For Sunday/holiday: Only games clothes (Games shirt or T- shirt/ white T- shirt and shorts above knee and games shoes issued by the School). Track suits are also permitted during winters.
e) For School functions:
i) Day time: School Dress
ii) Evening: Kurta-Pyjama/whites or the School uniform as decided.
iii) For any function outside the School, boys must wear the School uniform.
f) For Picnics/ Night out with tutors: In summer: Games clothes and in winters: Tracksuits or the uniform specified.
g) For Mid-Term/ Journey (Homeward or Schoolward): Uniform to be specified
12) EXPENSIVE ITEMS: Boys are not allowed to bring any expensive personal items / gadgets such as i-pods, cameras, memory storage device (CD/ USB device) with them. In case a boy brings any expensive gadget with him, the school cannot be held responsible for its safety. No electrical devices/appliances are to be brought to school by the boys. These will be confiscated.
13) ACCOUNTS: Parents are advised not to open any accounts for their wards with any establishment in Dehra Dun. If a boy is found with such an account, severe disciplinary action will be initiated.
14) CASH: Boys are not allowed to keep any money in their personal possession. All money must be handed over to the Housemasters at the beginning of term.
15) MOBILE PHONES: The possession and use of mobile phones is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Boys with such instruments in their possession will be severely punished. The mobile phones will be confiscated and will not be returned under any circumstances.
Visitors are advised not to let any boy use their mobile phones except their own ward while on the campus, under any circumstances.
16) REST HOUR: No boy should be seen outside the Dormitory during rest hour especially in the summer.
17) HOSPITAL RULES: Boys admitted in the School hospital, as in- patients, are not permitted to leave the Hospital premises without the Doctor’s permission. If a boy falls ill during an outing with the Parents/Guardians, the school hospital must be informed and unless there is an emergency, the boy must be brought back to the school for an examination by the school doctor.
Medical leave is permitted only in case the child requires referral to higher centres (other than Dehradun). The School Doctor will only grant the medical leave after submission of the “Medical Leave Application” available in the School Hospital.
During the period of their internment they will wear Night suits/ Hospital uniform/ Kurta-Pyjama as specified.
18) BATH: All games must be concluded before Bath time and it is mandatory for everyone to bathe before Dinner.
19) SECURITY:
(i) On the outing days parents and students are allowed to take exeats only from the Oliphant gate and before leaving, must make the requisite entry in the register / Finger print reading machine at the gate. However, on their return, they can avail the entry facility from both the Jubilee and the Oliphant gates.
Parents are however, not allowed to enter the School when dropping their wards back after their outing.
(ii) Parents/Guardians/Visitors are also requested not to bring armed guards inside the campus.
(iii) We further wish to add that guards have been asked to be courteous, polite but firm. However, they have their limitations. We regret any inconvenience caused to you in the process, which is for a good cause and request your kind cooperation in this regard. It has been our experience that some parents/visitors become involved in arguments with the Guard. You are requested to avoid such an embarrassing situation. Please be advised that all gates are monitored by CC TV cameras.
20) Leaving the School:
Whenever a student leaves School / finishes from the School, his belongings must be collected within three months of leaving of the School, failing which the School authorities shall be free to dispose of /donate the same.
21) Religious festivals:
The School is strictly secular, and does not allow the observance of any religious rituals or practices that may interfere with the day to day life of the school. The Principal’s decision in these matters is final. Also, the display of religious posters or similar material in the dormitories, classrooms or indeed any place on the school campus (other than private residences) is strictly forbidden.
22) Environment code:
The School is a “Tobacco Free Zone” and visitors are requested NOT to bring/consume any form of tobacco on the School premises.
The School has been declared a “Plastic Free Zone” and the use of plastic on the Campus is strictly forbidden. Visitors are requested NOT to bring any plastic on to the Campus.
23) Honesty code:
Cheating in the examination is treated as an act of dishonesty and the school takes a very dim view of such cases. Any student found cheating shall be awarded zero mark and shall be under strict observation. However, repetition of any such act shall result in expulsion from the school. Cases of plagiarism too will be treated as “Cheating”.
Important Note:
• The Principal’s decision in all disciplinary matters is final and binding.
• The School Rules are subject to revision from time to time.
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