Over 3K students attend classes in government schools in Chandigarh

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 2

In the second phase of reopening of government schools, more than double the strength of students from that of last month attended the school for regular teaching from Classes IX to XII here today.

As many as 3,288 students came to government schools to attend classes today. Of these, 1,525 students were from Class X, 922 from Class IX, 540 from Class XII and 340 students from XI.

The strength recorded on November 2 is much higher as compared to that of September 22, when only 950 pupils showed up in the partial reopening phase.

More than 40,000 students are currently enrolled in Classes IX to XII in government schools in the city. A majority of the students are still opting for online classes to avoid the risk of Covid transmission.

Rubinderjit Singh Brar, Director School Education, UT, said: “We are hopeful that the attendance will increase further in the coming days as the response on the first day was encouraging.”