School Education – Norms for Reapportionment of Teaching Staff across various managements i.e Government, Zilla Parishad/Mandal Parishad Schools and Municipal Schools – Conversion and Creation of different posts – Orders – Issued.

Read the following: –

1. Right to Education Act 35 of 2009 read with Rules issued in 2010.
2. G.O.Ms.No.117, School Education (SER.II) Dept, Dt.10.06.2022.
3. G.O.Ms.No.128, School Education (SER.II) Dept, Dt.13.07.2022.
4. G.O.Ms.No.60, School Education (SER.II) Dept, Dt.23.06.2023.
5. G.O.Ms.No.84, MA & UD(D1) Dept, Dt.24.06.2022.
6. Govt.Memo.No.2671542/Ser.II/A.2/2025-1,SE Dept, Dt.08.01.2025.
7. DSE Memo.No.ESE02-13021/4/2024-E-VII, Dated:09.01.2025.
8. G.O.Ms.No.19, S.E. (Prog.I) Dept., Dated:13.05.2025.
9. G.O.Ms.No.20, S.E. (Prog.I) Dept., Dated:13.05.2025.
10. From the DSE, A.P., Lr.Rc.No.13/94/2025-EST3, Dated:06.05.2025.

ORDER:

Government of India has enacted the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and the Government of Andhra Pradesh has issued Rules in 2010 and as per Section 19 read with the schedule of the Act, the Government has set the norms for number of teachers to be positioned from Class I to Class VIII based on the strength of students.

2. In the reference 5^rd read above, Government has entrusted the supervision and administrative responsibilities of the Municipal schools to Education department on par with the system being followed in the respect of Government & Panchayat Raj Schools.

3. In the G.O. 2^nd to 4^th read above, Government has issued guidelines for reapportionment of teaching staff among various managements viz., Government, Zilla Parishad and Mandal Parishad Schools.

4. Consequent on restructuring of schools, the 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th classes in 4731 Primary schools were mapped to 3,348 Upper Primary & High Schools within a 1K.M radius by providing School Assistants, subject to the availability of classrooms and infrastructure. Accordingly, 2,43,540 students from classes 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th were mapped to such 3,348 Upper Primary and High Schools. Subsequently, it has to come to the notice of the Government that there was an adverse impact in the field due to such restructuring where in several lakhs of students shifted from Government schools to private schools between 2022-23 to 2024-25. Further, the dropout rate has also increased in Government schools along with increased workload of teachers in Pre-High Schools and High Schools.

5. Due to such adverse impact of the earlier restructuring done, the Government of Andhra Pradesh, after wide consultations with various stake holders, has decided to make suitable changes in the existing structure of schools run by Government, Zilla Parishad/Mandal Parishad Schools and Municipal/Municipal Corporation with an objective of increasing enrollment, reducing dropout rates, reducing the workload of subject teachers and improving learning outcomes of students.

6. In the reference 6^th read above, Government directed the Director of School Education to issue detailed preparatory guidelines to the districts. Accordingly, the Director of School Education has issued guidelines for restructuring the schools i.e Government, Zilla Parishad/Mandal Parishad Schools and Municipal /Municipal Corporation schools.

7. The Director of School Education in the reference 7^th read above has issued guidelines for reapportionment of Teaching Staff across various managements for restructured schools, detailing the allocation of teachers at different school levels such as Foundational Schools, Basic Primary Schools, Model Primary Schools, Upper Primary Schools, and High Schools and the details are annexed in Annexure-I.

8. After including the 13,192 posts notified under the Mega DSC-2025 and reapportionment of teaching staff, it has been observed that all districts are having working surplus posts of School Assistants (SAs) and Secondary Grade Teachers (SGTs) in certain managements. Also, certain districts have vacant surplus posts, while some other districts have deficits of posts in some managements.

9. Accordingly, vide reference 10^th read above, the Director of School Education has submitted proposal for (i) Conversion of working surplus 4706 School Assistants (SAs) as Model Primary School Head Masters / School Assistants; (ii) Remaining working surplus 2754 School Assistant/ Secondary Grade Teacher and equivalent posts may be positioned at the cluster level to utilize their services as Cluster Level Academic Teacher. Their services shall be engaged as and when regular teachers proceed on leave for more than one week (e.g., medical leave, maternity leave, personal leave, study leave, or foreign visits); (iii) Conversion of 615, School Assistant (517)/Secondary Grade Teacher(98) and equivalent posts to needy posts within the same management; (iv) Creation of 4545 posts, Grade-II Head Master (534)/ School Assistant (3086)/Secondary Grade Teacher (925) posts by upgrading / suppressing of vacant surplus posts within the management or Inter management; (v) Upgradation of 779 Upper Primary Schools into High Schools; (vi) to add above 1902 vacant surplus posts in the cadre strength of the HOD for future utilization/allocation of these posts in case of deficit posts in any District.

10. In the reference 8^th read above, Government has accorded permission for re-structuring the existing non-residential schools run by State Government, Mandal Parishad, Zilla Parishad, Municipal and Tribal Welfare Departments schools into (i) Satellite Foundational School (PP1 & PP2); (ii) Foundational School (PP1, PP2, Class 1 &2); (iii) Basic Primary School (PP1, PP2, Class 1 to 5); (iv) Model Primary School (PP1, PP2, Class 1 to 5); (v) Upper Primary School (PP1, PP2, Class 1 to 8); vi) High School (Classes 6 to 10); vii) High School (Classes 1 to 10); viii) High School Plus (Classes 6 to 12); ix) High School Plus (Classes 1 to 12) with an objective of improving learning outcomes of children studying in Government schools.

11. Government after careful examination of the matter while ratifying the action of the Director of School Education in having issued the Guidelines for reapportionment of Teaching Staff vide reference 7^th read above and guidelines issued from time to time, accepts the final proposal duly superseding the earlier orders issued in the G.Os 2^nd to 4^th read above.

12. Government hereby accord permission to the Director of School Education for (i) Converting 4706 School Assistants (SAs) posts as Model Primary School Head Masters / School Assistants at Annexure-II (ii) to position Working surplus School Assistant/ Secondary Grade Teacher and equivalent posts at the cluster level to utilize their services as Cluster Level Academic Teacher (iii) Converting 615 posts i.e. School Assistant (517)/Secondary Grade Teacher (98) and equivalent posts to needy posts within the same management at Annexure-III (iv) Creation of 3228 posts viz., 397 Grade-II Head Masters, 2709 School Assistants and 122 Secondary Grade Teachers posts by suppressing of vacant surplus posts (3980) within the management or Inter management and adjusting 1311 posts from HoD Pool at Annexure-IV (v) Up-gradation of 779 Upper Primary Schools, to that of High Schools at Annexure-V. (vi) To add 1902 vacant surplus posts in the districts (i.e 362 School Assistants, 1540 Secondary Grade Teachers) in the cadre strength of the Director of School Education for future utilization/allocation of these posts in case of deficit posts in any District.

13. The Director of School Education, shall take further necessary action accordingly, in the matter.

14. This orders issues with the concurrence of the Finance(FMU-SE) Department, vide U.O.No.FIN01-HR0PDPP(RRD)/97/2022-HR-II (1778011), Dated.07.05.2025.