Villupuram, one of the backward districts in Tamil Nadu, houses many government schools. However, in this year's public exam, students from the district put up a poor show both in the higher secondary exams and the SSLC. Though a few private school students achieved state-level marks, their government school counterparts were lagging behind. Officials blamed it on shortage of teachers and officials in government schools.
K Munusamy, chief education officer, said that new disticts were set up for the benefits of the administration and there is a plan to set up new educational district offices in the respective areas.
A few years back, Villupuram district was divided into three education districts, which are now split into five education districts. Tirukoilur and Gingee are added to Villupuram, Kallakuruchi and Tindivanam educational districts.
A senior official said that Villupuram, Koliyanur, Kandamangalam, Kanai, Vikrawandi and Thirunavalur unions are now under the Villupuram educational district, under which there are 688 schools, including 540 primary and middle schools and 148 high and higher secondary schools. Kallakuruchi, Chinnasalem, Sankarapuram and Thiyagadurugam unions are under the Kallakuruchi educational district. In total, there are 609 schools, including 469 primary and middle schools and 140 high and higher secondary schools.
In the Tindivanam educational district, there are Tindivanam, Marakkanam, Vanur, Mailam and Olakkur unions with 522 schools, including 413 primary and middle schools, and 109 high and higher secondary schools. Gingee, Melmalayanur, Vallam and Mugaiyur unions are attached to the Gingee educational district, under which 544 schools, including 439 primary and middles schools and 105 high and higher secondary schools are attached.
The Tirukoilur, Thiruvennainallur, Ulundurpet and Rishivandhiyam unions are with the Tirukoilur educational district, and 504 schools are under its control. They include, 420 primary and middle schools, and 84 high and higher secondary schools. These schools will be now under five different district education officers.
For the convenience of administration and as part of the efforts taken to develop the education quality in Villupuram district, additional to previous four educational district, two more educational district based from Tirukoilur and Gingee were formed.
Villupuram is one of the backward district in Tamil Nadu, despite it has large number of government schools in the state. This years public exam showed how poor the district is in education, and it has stands last in higher secondary exam results and in SSLC result, it stands second last. Though some private school students achieve state level marks, none of the government school stundents achieved those kind of records.
Officials said that lack of teachers and also lack of officials to check the large number of government schools process, is the main reason for the poor education qualification in the district. Few years back, Villupuram district has been divided into three education districts, Kallakuruchi and Tindivanam education districts were formed and order has been sent to chief education office in Villupuram on Friday.
An official from Villupuram education department office said that based Tamil Nadu state education minister Sengottaian postings like district primary education officer to supervise primary schools, matric school inspector taking care of private schools in the district, instead of them, district education officer itself will take care of these two postings duty. Education department higher officials ordered to increase the district education officer postings according to the need, and actions has been taken in all the district.
As part of that action, three education districts are now split and formed as five education districts. Additional to Villupuram, Kallakuruchi, Tindivanam educational districts, Tirukoilur and Gingee were added as new districts. Officials done the allotment of unions and schools to the respective educational district.
He further said that Villupuram, Koliyanur, Kandamangalam, Kanai, Vikrawandi and Thirunavalur unions are now under Villupuram educational district, under which 688 schools including 540 primary and midddle schools, 148 high and higher secondary schools. Kallakuruchi, Chinna Salem, Sankarapuram and Thiyagadurugam unions are under Kallakuruchi educational district. Totally 609 schools including 469 primary and middle schools and 140 high and higher secondary schools.
In the Tindivanam educational district, Tindivanam, Marakanam, Vanur, Mailam and Olakkur unions were remain with 522 schools there, including 413 primary and middle schools, and 109 high and higher secondary schools. Gingee, Melmalayanur, Vallam, Mugaiyur unions were joined in newly formed Gingee educational district, under which 544 schools including 439 primary and middles schools, and 105 high and higher secondary schools.
Tirukoilur, Thiruvennainallur, Ulundurpet and Rishivandhiyam unions are with the Tirukoilur educational district.
The official added that three district education officers were taking care of seven unions, as totally 22 unions are there in Villupuram district. After the bifurcation, each district education officer will have four unions under their control. This will help them conduct school inspections regularly.
