Bucking the general trend of firms and institutions finding it tough to recapture pre-pandemic-level patronage, the Government Lower Primary School at Ponnurunni near Vyttila with a legacy going beyond a century seems to have turned around its fortunes since the pandemic years.
The school, which is set to celebrate its 101st anniversary next month, was staring at a potential division fall risking the career of its teaching staff when a concerted effort by the school authorities with the support of the parent-teacher association (PTA) started to bear fruits. Rather than losing division, the school began to gain divisions. In the ongoing academic year alone, the school managed to add two additional divisions.
“For some years now, we have been clocking a total student strength of over 200, which is quite good. Only a few government primary schools in the Thripunithura education sub-district boast that strength. We could have added one more division in the ongoing academic year if we had more classrooms,” said Lincykutty Joseph, the school headmistress.
