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Table - 4.2 SOCIAL SERVICE
Achievements under SSA

Year/Category of Boys Girls
Students

Gross Enrolment Ratio(GER)

2011-12 103.00 102.06

2012-13 102.00 102.00

2013-14 101.00 101.00

Net Enrolment Ratio(NER)

2011-12 100 100

2012-13 100 100

2013-14 100 100

Drop Out Rate ( Class I to VIII)

2011-12 0.03 0.03

2012-13 0.02 0.01

2013-14 0.02 0.01

Completion Rate

2011-12 100 100

2012-13 100 100

2013-14 100 100
Source: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan, Kerala

Higher Secondary Education

4.24 Education after the first 10 years was a part of the higher education system for many decades.
Higher Secondary courses were introduced in the state during 1990-91 to reorganize the secondary
level of education in accordance with National Education Policy. Higher Secondary Course is the
turning point in the entire school education in our state. The department serves as a professional
institution in formulating and maintaining the standards of Higher Secondary Education and
in providing need based timely, scientific, effective and sustainable services to the students and
teachers at the Higher Secondary level.

4.25 2046 Higher Secondary schools were there in 2014 in the state. Out of these 831 (40.62%) are
Government schools, 831 (40.62%) are Aided schools and the remaining 384 (18.76%) are Unaided
and technical schools. Among the districts Malappuram has the largest number of Higher Secondary
schools (246 nos) in the state followed by Eranakulam (203 nos) and Thrissur (200 nos) districts
respectively.

4.26 There are 7214 batches for higher secondary courses in 2014. The total number of enrolment
of students in Higher Secondary Schools was 368820 and it registered an increase of 3.66% over
the previous year. Malappuram district had the largest no of batches (1076 nos) with an enrolment
capacity of 53129 students. District wise/Management-wise number of higher secondary schools
and number of batches are given in Appendix 4.17 and district wise enrolment of students in higher
secondary schools are given in Appendix 4.18.

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