Sree Rama Varma High School (SRV HS), one of the oldest government schools in the State with a glorious history of having produced stalwarts across various fields, is desperately waiting for a nod from the education department for enrolling girls.
Not withstanding its illustrious history, the boys-only school bang in the heart of the city is gasping for survival owing to a free fall in student enrolment rate over the years with the present strength of the high school classes combined being a mere 56 students. Introducing co-education paving way for the enrolment of girls is seen as one of the ways to overcome what is turning out to be an existential crisis.
Efforts have been underway to get the requisite permission from the education department for introducing co-education for some years now but to no avail. This despite the fact that the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KeSCPCR) in a landmark order last year had directed the State Government to convert all schools into mixed ones from the 2023-24 academic year.
