- The monthly grant to an aided High school (including Sarvodaya High school) is limited to the difference between the standard cost calculated as above and the fee income, provided that the minimum grant half of the standard cost.The standard scales will be rigidly followed by the Board of Secondary Education when assessing grants, and no allowance may be made in any circumstances for expenditure in excess of these scales without reference to Government. As an exception, the Board of Secondary Education is at liberty to make a general deduction of 10 per cent from the grants assessed and to use the funds so liberated for efficiency grants to deserving schools. Such grants shall be awarded after consideration of the following points :-(1)Success at the Secondary school examination as judged by the percentage of successful pupils reading in class XI during the past three years.(2)A high percentage of attendance.(3)Discipline.(4)Extra-curricular activities, e.g. games, school societies, scouting and teachers' association.(5)Quality of furniture and equipment.(6)Cleanliness and tidiness of school and compound.(7)Satisfactory promotions.(8)Staff; is it trained, competent and contended ?(9)Management; does the committee function smoothly, regularly and in accordance with the rules ?(10)Provision for science, manual instruction, music, etc.(G.O. no. 1109-E., dated the 29th February 1936.)
