Archive · 25 Aug 2026
J&K Reviews Plan to Upgrade 714 High Schools
Jammu and Kashmir is considering upgrading 714 high schools so they can teach students through class 12.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reviewed the plan with education officials.
The schools would become K-12 composite schools.
This means students could continue their education in the same school after class 10.
The plan is meant to help more students attend classes 11 and 12.
It especially focuses on children in remote and underserved areas.
The upgrades may need more staff, buildings, laboratories and other facilities.
The work would happen in phases and may receive support from the Union government.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reviewed a phased plan to upgrade 714 high schools into K-12 composite schools.
The proposal aims to expand access to classes 11 and 12 and improve the higher-secondary Gross Enrolment Ratio.
Officials said the upgrades would require teaching and non-teaching staff, infrastructure, laboratories and other facilities.
The plan seeks to reduce dropouts after class 10, especially in underserved and geographically remote areas.
The roadmap includes better use of existing human resources and coordination with the Union government for support.
- Who
- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the School Education Department and other senior officials.
- What
- A phased roadmap to upgrade 714 high schools into K-12 composite schools was reviewed.
- When
- Monday, August 24; the year was not specified in the articles.
- Where
- Jammu and Kashmir; the meeting was reported from Srinagar, though its exact venue was not specified.
- Why
- To expand access to senior secondary education, improve the higher-secondary Gross Enrolment Ratio and reduce dropouts after class 10.
- Schools targeted
- 714 high schools
- Proposed model
- K-12 composite schools
- Education levels
- Classes 11 and 12
- Implementation
- Phased, planned and requirement-based
- Required resources
- Teaching and non-teaching staff, infrastructure, laboratories and other essential facilities
- Priority areas
- Underserved and geographically remote areas
- Potential support
- Coordination with the Union government under centrally sponsored schemes
