Teacher standards |
Latent
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to set teacher standards?
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Central government
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Teacher appointment and deployment |
Advanced
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to appoint and deploy teachers?
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School (School council, principal, parent association), without government review
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Teacher salaries |
Emerging
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to determine teacher salary levels?
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School (School council, principal, parent association), with central guidelines
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Teacher dismissal |
Advanced
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to dismiss teachers?
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School (School council, principal, parent association), without government review
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Curriculum delivery |
Latent
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to determine how curriculum is delivered ?
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Central government
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Classroom resourcing |
Latent
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to determine maximum class size?
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Central government
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Please specify the maximum class size, if applicable
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44
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Student standards |
Advanced
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Nepal
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Please specify the standards
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Does government set standards on what students need to learn and by when?
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Yes
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Student assessment |
Established
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Nepal
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What is the current policy on standardized exams?
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Board exams are administered in select grades annually
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Please specify all grades in which standardized exams are administered and the name of the corresponding exam.
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Grade 8 - lower secondary completion examination; Grade 10 - school leaving certificate examination; grades 11 and 12 - higher secondary examinations
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Standardized exam results are disaggregated by …
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Student
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Inspection |
Established
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Nepal
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Does government require schools to undergo an inspection?
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Yes
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What is the name of the inspection agency?
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District Education Office (school supervisors); Resource Person
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What is the frequency of inspection
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Monthly
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Improvement planning |
Latent
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Nepal
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Does the inspection report outline the strengths and weaknesses of the school?
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Yes
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Does the inspection report recommend specific priorities for school improvement?
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Yes
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Are private schools required to submit a school improvement plan following the inspection recommendations?
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No
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Sanctions |
Advanced
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Nepal
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Are sanctions administered based on the results of school inspections or performance on standardized exams?
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Yes
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Please describe the type of sanctions and the established criteria for their administration
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School closure, fines, loss of registration
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Information |
Established
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Nepal
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What is the current policy on providing information to parents/students on the results of standardized exams?
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Results are provided to individual student
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Please specify all grades for which student performance data is made accessible and the name of the corresponding exam
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Grade 8 - lower secondary completion examination; Grade 10 - school leaving certificate examination; grades 11 and 12 - higher secondary examinations
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Information on student performance on standardized exams is made available from which sources?
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SMS; individual mark sheets of students are provided through schools
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Are schools ranked based on their standardized exam performance?
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No
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Are there any programs in place to provide information on standardized exam results to hard-to-reach groups?
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No
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Is the government required to give parents/students access to inspection reports to allow them to make an informed decision when choosing the school?
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No
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Do the inspection reports include assessments of the following?
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School leadership and management, Teaching and learning, Finance, Infrastructure, Parental engagement, Pupil learning achievement in national exams or passing grades
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Information is made available from which of the following sources?
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Are schools ranked according to the results of school inspections?
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No
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Are there any programs in place to provide information on inspection results to hard-to-reach groups?
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No
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Voice |
Established
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Nepal
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Are students interviewed as part of the inspection process?
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Yes
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Are parents interviewed as part of the inspection process?
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Yes
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Financial Support |
Established
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Nepal
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Does the government provide tax subsidies or cash transfers for families attending independent private schools? Please describe.
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No
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Tuition fees |
Emerging
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to determine tuition fee standards?
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Government does not set standardized tuition fees but imposes cap
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Ownership |
Advanced
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Nepal
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Which of the following organizations have legal authority to operate a school ?
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Community; Not-for-profit; Faith-based; For-profit
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Certification standards |
Emerging
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Nepal
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Are there minimum standards for registration or for independent private schools to be allowed to operate?
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Yes
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What are the criteria for school registration? Are any of the following required for a public vs private independent school to operate?
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School playground/minimum outdoor space; internet/computers; medical services; science lab; ownership of land; ownership of building; library; number and size of classrooms; number of teachers; toilets; drinking water
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Market entry |
Advanced
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Nepal
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Are there clearly publicized guidelines from government outlining the steps or requirements for independent private schools to receive registration/authorization?
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Yes
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How are registration guidelines shared with potential private school providers?
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Published in law/decree/regulation/gazette: Education Act 1971 (Seventh amendment in 2001); Education Regulations 2001; Institutional School Standards and Operation Directive 2013
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What procedures/steps are required to set up a private school? Include description of each procedure with the relevant agency and duration in days
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Aspirant schools have to apply at the District Education Office (DEO) with recommendation from the concerned village development committee or municipality before three months of the start of the academic year. In case of primary and lower secondary school
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Regulatory fees |
Emerging
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Nepal
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Are independent private schools required to pay any of the following fees in order to operate?
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One time deposit of NRs 200,000 for secondary, 150,000 for lower secondary and 50,000 for primary; independent schools that are registered as companies need to pay company registration fees and the necessary annual income taxes. Some administrative fees m
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Teacher standards |
Latent
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| |
Nepal
|
|
Who has legal authority to set teacher standards?
|
Central government
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|
Appointment and deployment of teachers |
Emerging
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| |
Nepal
|
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Who has legal authority to appoint and deploy teachers?
|
Ministry of Education/District Education Office, School Management Committee
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Teacher salaries |
Emerging
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to determine teacher salary levels?
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Ministry of Education, School
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Teacher dismissal |
Emerging
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| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
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Who has legal authority to dismiss teachers?
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Ministry of Education, School
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Curriculum delivery |
Latent
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| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Who has legal authority to determine how curriculum is delivered ?
|
Central government
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|
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|
Classroom resourcing |
Latent
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Who has legal authority to determine maximum class size?
|
Central government
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Please specify the maximum class size, if applicable
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Kathmandu Valley and Tarai-50; Hills-45; Mountains-40.
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Budget autonomy |
Emerging
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority over the management of school operating budgets?
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School Management Committee, with central guidelines
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Please specify any rules pertaining to budget allocations, if applicable
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Per capita grants based on student numbers; salaries for teacher quotas (approved and/or temporary)
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Student standards |
Advanced
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| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Does government set standards on what students need to learn and by when?
|
Yes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please specify the standards
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Student assessment |
Established
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
What is the current policy on standardized exams?
|
Board exams are administered in select grades annually
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please specify all grades in which standardized exams are administered and the name of the corresponding exam.
|
Grade 8 - lower secondary completion examination; Grade 10 - school leaving certificate examination; Grades 11 and 12 - higher secondary examinations
|
|
|
|
|
|
Standardized exam results are disaggregated by …
|
Students
|
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|
Financial reporting |
Established
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Are schools required to report to government on the use of public funds as a condition for the continuation of funding?
|
Yes
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What is the frequency of reporting?
|
Quarterly for financial reports; Annually for audit reports
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Inspection |
Established
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Does government require schools to undergo an inspection?
|
Yes
|
|
|
|
|
|
What is the name of the inspection agency?
|
District Education Office (School Supervisor); Resource Person
|
|
|
|
|
|
What is the frequency of inspection?
|
Monthly
|
|
|
|
|
|
Improvement planning |
Latent
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Does the inspection report outline the strengths and weaknesses of the school?
|
Yes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Does the inspection report recommend specific priorities for school improvement?
|
Yes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are private schools required to submit a school improvement plan following the inspection recommendations?
|
No
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sanctions and rewards |
Advanced
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Are sanctions administered based on the results of school inspections or performance on standardized exams?
|
Yes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please describe the type of sanctions and the established criteria for their administration
|
Sanctions: school closure, fines; Criteria: low student performance, lack of adherence to central directives
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Are rewards offered based on the results of school inspections or performance on standardized exams?
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Yes
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|
Please describe the type of rewards and the established criteria for their administration
|
Rewards: school and teacher rewards; Criteria: pass percentage in SLC exams
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Information |
Established
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
What is the current policy on providing information to parents/students on the results of standardized exams?
a. No information on standardized exam results is made available to parents
b. Ad hoc information on standardized exam results is made available
|
Results/marksheets are provided to individual student.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please specify all grades for which student performance data is made accessible and the name of the corresponding exam
|
Grade 8 - lower secondary completion examination; Grade 10 - school leaving certificate examination; Grades 11 and 12 - higher secondary examinations
|
|
|
|
|
|
Information is made available from which of the following sources?
|
SMS; individual mark sheets of students are provided through schools
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are schools ranked based on their standardized exam performance?
|
No
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are there any programs in place to provide information on standardized exam results to hard-to-reach groups? Please describe.
|
No
|
|
|
|
|
|
Is the government required to give parents/students access to inspection reports to allow them to make an informed decision when choosing the school?
|
No
|
|
|
|
|
|
Do the inspection reports include assessments of the following?
|
School leadership and management, Teaching and learning, Finance, Infrastructure, Parental engagement, Pupil learning achievement in national exams or passing grades
|
|
|
|
|
|
Information is made available from which of the following sources?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are schools ranked according to the results of school inspections?
|
No
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are there any programs in place to provide information on inspection results to hard-to-reach groups? Please descibe.
|
No
|
|
|
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|
Voice |
Established
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Are students interviewed as part of the inspection process?
|
Yes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are parents interviewed as part of the inspection process?
|
Yes
|
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|
Selection |
Emerging
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| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
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Are schools allowed to apply selective admission criteria when selecting students?
|
No
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Are schools allowed to select students based on academic performance?
|
No
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Are schools allowed to select students based on geography?
|
Yes
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If schools are oversubscribed, are they required to use a lottery to admit students? If no, please stipulate the criteria used to allocate places to oversubscribed schools
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Contributions |
Emerging
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| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Schools are allowed to charge the following fees or accept contributions from parents?
|
Compulsory contributions; Voluntary contributions
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If voluntary contributions are allowed, please stipulate the type of voluntary fees
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Ownership |
Established
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Which of the following organizations have legal authority to operate a school ?
|
Community; Not-for-profit; Faith-based
|
|
|
|
|
|
Certification standards |
Emerging
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Are there minimum standards for registration or for schools to be allowed to operate?
|
Yes
|
|
|
|
|
|
What are the criteria for school registration? Are any of the following required for a public vs private independent school to operate?
|
School playground/minimum outdoor space; internet/computers; medical services; science lab; ownership of land; ownership of building; lbrary; number and size of classrooms; number of teachers; toilets; drinking water
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market entry information |
Advanced
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Are there clearly publicized guidelines from government outlining the steps or requirements for government-funded private schools to receive registration/authorization?
|
Yes
|
|
|
|
|
|
How are registration guidelines shared with potential providers?
|
Published in law/decree/regulation/gazette - Education Act 1971 (Seventh amendment in 2001); Education Regulations 2001; Institutional School Standards and Operation Directive 2013
|
|
|
|
|
|
What procedures/steps are required to set up a private school? Include description of each procedure with the relevant agency and duration in days
|
Aspirant schools have to apply at the District Education Office (DEO) with recommendation from the concerned village development committee or municipality before three months of the start of the academic year. In case of primary and lower secondary school
|
|
|
|
|
|
Regulatory fees |
Established
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Are government-funded private schools required to pay any of the following fees in order to operate?
|
Administration fee (levied by the district education committee and amount varies by district). A one time deposit of NRs 100,000 required for secondary school only.
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Funding |
Latent
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Nepal
|
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Does the government provide equivalent funding of academic budgets for public and government-funded private schools?
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No
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|
Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):
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Does the government provide equivalent funding of non-academic budgets for public and government-funded private schools?
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No
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|
Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):
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Does the government increase funding per-student to government-funded private schools to meet specific student needs?
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No
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|
Incentives |
Latent
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| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Do government-funded private schools receive any startup funding/grants?
|
No
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From which source?
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Do government-funded private schools receive equal startup funding to public schools?
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No
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|
Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):
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Do government-funded private schools have equal access to state facilities/land available to public schools?
|
No
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|
Planning |
Emerging
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| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
How far in advance of the beginning of the academic year are government-funded private schools provided information on the amount of their upcoming government funding?
|
1-3 Months
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Student standards |
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Does government set standards on what students need to learn and by when?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please specify the standards
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Student assessment |
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
What is the current policy on standardized exams?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please specify all grades in which standardized exams are administered and the name of the corresponding exam.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Standardized exam results are disaggregated by …
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial reporting |
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Are schools required to report to government on the use of public funds as a condition for the continuation of funding?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
What is the frequency of reporting?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inspection |
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Does government require schools to undergo an inspection?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
What is the name of the inspection agency?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
What is the frequency of inspection?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Improvement planning |
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Does the inspection report outline the strengths and weaknesses of the school?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Does the inspection report recommend specific priorities for school improvement?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are private schools required to submit a school improvement plan following the inspection recommendations?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sanctions and rewards |
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Are sanctions administered based on the results of school inspections or performance on standardized exams?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please describe the type of sanctions and the established criteria for their administration
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are rewards offered based on the results of school inspections or performance on standardized exams?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please describe the type of rewards and the established criteria for their administration:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Information |
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
What is the current policy on providing information to parents/students on the results of standardized exams?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please specify all grades for which student performance data is made accessible and the name of the corresponding exam
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Information is made available from which of the following sources?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are schools ranked based on their standardized exam performance?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are there any programs in place to provide information on standardized exam results to hard-to-reach groups?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Is the government required to give parents/students access to inspection reports to allow them to make an informed decision when choosing the school?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Do the inspection reports include assessments of the following?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Information is made available from which of the following sources?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are schools ranked according to the results of school inspections?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are there any programs in place to provide information on inspection results to hard-to-reach groups?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Voice |
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Are students interviewed as part of the inspection process?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are parents interviewed as part of the inspection process?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selection |
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Are schools allowed to apply selective admission criteria when selecting students?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are schools allowed to select students based on academic performance?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are schools allowed to select students based on geography?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If schools are oversubscribed, are they required to use a lottery to admit students? If no, please stipulate the criteria used to allocate places to oversubscribed schools
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contributions |
|
| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Schools are allowed to charge the following fees or accept contributions from parents?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If voluntary contributions are allowed, please stipulate the type of voluntary fees
|
|
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|
Coverage |
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| | | |
| |
Nepal
|
|
Are there restrictions on the number of students who can enroll in privately managed schools?
|
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Are there restrictions on the number of privately managed schools and/or number of school applications?
|
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Are there geographical restrictions as to where privately managed schools can be set up (certain states/cities/districts)?
|
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Are new privately managed schools allowed to be established (that is, a provider can start a new privately managed school that did not previously exist)?
|
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Are existing public schools permitted to convert to private management status?
|
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Are existing private schools permitted to convert to private management status?
|
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Ownership |
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Which of the following organizations have legal authority to operate a school ?
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Certification standards |
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Are there minimum standards for registration or for schools to be allowed to operate?
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What are the criteria for school registration? Are any of the following required for a public vs private independent school to operate?
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Market entry information |
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Are there clearly publicized guidelines from government outlining the steps or requirements for government-funded private schools to receive registration/authorization?
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How are registration guidelines shared with potential providers?
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What procedures/steps are required to set up a private school? Include description of each procedure with the relevant agency and duration in days
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Regulatory fees |
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Are government-funded private schools required to pay any of the following fees in order to operate?
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Funding |
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Does the government provide equivalent funding of academic budgets for public and government-funded private schools?
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Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):
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Does the government provide equivalent funding of non-academic budgets for public and government-funded private schools?
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Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):
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Does the government increase funding per-student to government-funded private schools to meet specific student needs ?
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Incentives |
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Do government-funded private schools receive any startup funding/grants?
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From which source?
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Do government-funded private schools receive equal startup funding to public schools?
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Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):
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Do government-funded private schools have equal access to state facilities/land available to public schools?
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Planning |
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How far in advance of the beginning of the academic year are government-funded private schools provided information on the amount of their upcoming government funding?
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Teacher standards |
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Who has legal authority to set teacher standards?
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Teacher appointment and deployment |
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to appoint and deploy teachers?
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Teacher salaries |
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to determine teacher salary levels?
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Teacher dismissal |
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to dismiss teachers?
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Curriculum delivery |
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to determine how curriculum is delivered ?
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Classroom resourcing |
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to determine maximum class size?
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Please specify the maximum class size, if applicable
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Budget autonomy |
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Who has legal authority over the management of school operating budgets?
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Please specify any rules pertaining to budget allocations, if applicable
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Teacher standards |
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to set teacher standards?
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Teacher appointment and deployment |
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to appoint and deploy teachers?
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Teacher salaries |
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to determine teacher salary levels?
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Teacher dismissal |
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to dismiss teachers?
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Curriculum delivery |
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to determine how curriculum is delivered ?
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Classroom resourcing |
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority to determine maximum class size?
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Please specify the maximum class size, if applicable
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Budget autonomy |
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Nepal
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Who has legal authority over the management of school operating budgets?
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Please specify any rules pertaining to budget allocations, if applicable
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Student standards |
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Does government set standards on what students need to learn and by when?
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Please specify the standards
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Student assessment |
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What is the current policy on standardized exams?
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Please specify all grades in which standardized exams are administered and the name of the corresponding exam.
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Standardized exam results are disaggregated by …
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Financial reporting |
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Nepal
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Are schools required to report to government on the use of public funds as a condition for the continuation of funding?
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What is the frequency of reporting?
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Inspection |
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Does government require schools to undergo an inspection?
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What is the name of the inspection agency?
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What is the frequency of inspection?
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Improvement planning |
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Nepal
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Does the inspection report outline the strengths and weaknesses of the school?
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Does the inspection report recommend specific priorities for school improvement?
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Are private schools required to submit a school improvement plan following the inspection recommendations?
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Sanctions and rewards |
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Nepal
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Are sanctions administered based on the results of school inspections or performance on standardized exams?
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Please describe the type of sanctions and the established criteria for their administration
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Are rewards offered based on the results of school inspections or performance on standardized exams?
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Please describe the type of rewards and the established criteria for their administration
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Information |
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Nepal
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What is the current policy on providing information to parents/students on the results of standardized exams?
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Please specify all grades for which student performance data is made accessible and the name of the corresponding exam
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Information is made available from which of the following sources?
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Are schools ranked based on their standardized exam performance?
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Are there any programs in place to provide information on standardized exam results to hard-to-reach groups? Please describe.
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Is the government required to give parents/students access to inspection reports to allow them to make an informed decision when choosing the school?
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Do the inspection reports include assessments of the following?
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Information is made available from which of the following sources?
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Are schools ranked according to the results of school inspections?
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Are there any programs in place to provide information on inspection results to hard-to-reach groups? Please descibe.
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Voice |
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Nepal
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Are students interviewed as part of the inspection process?
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Are parents interviewed as part of the inspection process?
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Selection |
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Nepal
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Are schools allowed to apply selective admission criteria when selecting students?
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Are schools allowed to select students based on academic performance?
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Are schools allowed to select students based on geography?
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If schools are oversubscribed, are they required to use a lottery to admit students? If no, please stipulate the criteria used to allocate places to oversubscribed schools
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Contributions |
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Nepal
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Schools are allowed to charge the following fees or accept contributions from parents ?
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If voluntary contributions are allowed, please stipulate the type of voluntary fees
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Ownership |
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Nepal
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Which of the following organizations have legal authority to operate a school ?
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Certification standards |
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Nepal
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Are there minimum standards for registration or for schools to be allowed to operate?
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What are the criteria for school registration? Are any of the following required for a public vs private independent school to operate?
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Market entry information |
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Nepal
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Are there clearly publicized guidelines from government outlining the steps or requirements for government-funded private schools to receive registration/authorization?
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How are registration guidelines shared with potential providers?
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What procedures/steps are required to set up a private school? Include description of each procedure with the relevant agency and duration in days
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Regulatory fees |
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Nepal
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Are government-funded private schools required to pay any of the following fees in order to operate?
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Funding |
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Nepal
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Does the government provide equivalent funding of academic budgets for public and government-funded private schools?
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|
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|
|
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Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):
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|
|
|
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Does the government provide equivalent funding of non-academic budgets for public and government-funded private schools?
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|
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|
|
|
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Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):
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|
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Does the government increase funding per-student to government-funded private schools to meet specific student needs ?
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Incentives |
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Nepal
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Do government-funded private schools receive any startup funding/grants?
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From which source?
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Do government-funded private schools receive equal startup funding to public schools?
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|
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Please specify amount of funding per academic year (in local currency):
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Do government-funded private schools have equal access to state facilities/land available to public schools?
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Planning |
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Nepal
|
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How far in advance of the beginning of the academic year are privately managed schools provided information on the amount of their upcoming government funding?
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