Every parent has a desire that their child should study in a school that is not only academically sound but a school that makes the child disciplined. With this intention, the parents want that their child should be a convent educated.
This desire has become such a necessity that the parents are ready to pay heavy fees no matter whether they can afford it or not provided the school is convent. Not only this, but, parents also put their child especially a girl in convent school as she would be tagged a convent educated girl influenced by the fact that the matrimonial ask for a 'convent educated girl'.
Some of the local schools are taking undue advantage of this and term their school as convent. But in real sense these schools are not convent. There are many schools in the city named as ‘convent’ but the fact is that such schools do not fulfill the criteria to be a convent school as the schools themselves do not know the true meaning of ‘convent’.
Besides the fact that there are certain norms for establishing a Convent school yet large number of convent schools are functioning in the city that are not as per the set standards.
For establishing a convent school, it is required that the school should be associated with the Catholic Church and the nuns should be appointed as the teachers. But on the name of Convent there are many schools that are not as per the prescribed norms. The convent schools are much disciplinary and consist of better educational facilities as compared to other schools and therefore parents admit their wards influenced with the name of convent but after the admission the reality is far different.
Father Anand Mutungal, regional PRO and spokesperson said that,” I do agree that large numbers of convent schools are functioning but it is up to the parents to choose the better school for their wards. If the school fulfills the criteria of being a convent school then parents can admit their children in that school.”
It is to be noted that there is no committee formed for acting against the illegal convent schools and therefore everyday a new convent school is added to the list.
Mutungal said that,” taking action against the illegal convent schools depends upon the school education department. But I feel that the convent school is mainly a brand for us as it is being recognized as the best educational service.
Especially the upper class of the society wants to put their wards in convent school as these schools provide better facilities at lesser costs.”
On the condition of anonymity some of the parents said that though they have admitted their children in a convent school thinking that the school would provide good academic background and disciplined behavior to their child but after the admission of their children there is a feeling of distrust amongst the parents towards the school management of one of the so called convent schools.
Sister Reji, principal, Carmel Convent School said that,” the school with the name convent which are not actually convent are only meant for misguiding people and it completely depends upon the parents to put their child in the right convent. We never thought of reacting against these schools as the parents should themselves understand what is better for their child.”
THE REAL CONVENT SCHOOLS
1. Campion Higher Secondary School
2. Carmel Convent Hindi Medium
3. Carmel Covent Senior Secondary School
4. Carmel Jyothi Hindi medium School
5. Fr. Angel English Medium School
6. Holy cross Co-ed school
7. Holy Family Senior Secondary School
8. Mount Carmel School Pushpa Vidyalaya School
9. Queen Mary’s Higher Secondary Schools
10 . St. Francis Higher Secondary School
11 . St. Joseph’s Co-ed school
12 . St. Joseph’s co-ed school, Kolar
13 . St Joseph’s Convent Higher Secondary
14 . St Joseph’s Convent Senior Secondary
15 . St. Joseph’s Hindi medium school.
16 . St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School
17 . St. Montfort School
18 . St. Paul Senior Secondary School
19 . St. Raphael Co-ed school
20 . St. Theresa’s Girls Higher Secondary School.
21 . St. Xavier’s Senior Secondary School.
22 . St. Mary’s Convent Senior Secondary School.
What is Convent?
A convent is a community of religious sisters or nuns residing in the Catholic Church and where all the teachers are nuns.
What makes a convent?
- A school where all the teachers are nuns
- School should be in association with the Catholic Church
- Disciplinary educational system.
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| Hayat Convent school |
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| Galaxy Convent school |
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| GB Memorial convent school |
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| CM Convent school |
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