Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Karnataka Public Schools to Offer Bilingual Education Through Class 12
Karnataka is building schools where children can study from LKG through Class 12 in one place.
These schools will teach in both Kannada and English.
Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa helped begin construction of a new school building in Shivamogga district.
The building will cost Rs 13.5 crore.
It will have 35 classrooms, toilets and a special building for serving meals.
The goal is to finish it within two years.
The state is also working to develop 1,000 such schools using corporate social responsibility funds.
Eleven KPS schools are already working in Shivamogga, and more have been approved.
Karnataka’s Public Schools program aims to provide education from LKG to Second PUC in Kannada and English under one roof.
Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa laid the foundation stone for a new school building in Shivamogga district.
The building is being constructed at a cost of Rs 13.5 crore through Ajax Engineering Charitable Trust’s CSR initiative.
The project will include 35 classrooms, toilets and an Akshara Dasoha Bhavan, with completion targeted within two years.
Shivamogga already has 11 functioning KPS schools, while 24 more have been sanctioned with Asian Development Bank assistance.
- Who
- Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa, the state Education Department, the District Administration, the Zilla Panchayat, Shivamogga Ajax Engineering Limited and Ajax Engineering Charitable Trust.
- What
- The foundation stone was laid for a new Karnataka Public School offering education from LKG to Second PUC in Kannada and English.
- When
- The article does not specify a date; the foundation-stone event was held before the report.
- Where
- Shivamogga district, Karnataka.
- Why
- The project aims to provide quality education under one roof and develop government schools through community and CSR participation.
- Education range
- LKG to Second PUC, or Class 12
- Mediums
- Kannada and English
- Building cost
- Rs 13.5 crore
- Planned facilities
- 35 classrooms, toilets and an Akshara Dasoha Bhavan
- Completion target
- Within two years
- Existing KPS schools in Shivamogga
- 11
- Additional sanctioned schools
- 24, with Asian Development Bank assistance
- Statewide CSR target
- Development of 1,000 Karnataka Public Schools