🏫 What Happens Inside a School Shapes What Happens Inside a Learner 

We talk about outcomes, assessments, infrastructure—but behind it all, a school sets the tone.  

The School Questionnaire (SQ) in PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 listens to school heads across Grades 3, 6, and 9—exploring leadership, learning spaces, inclusion, and trust. 

📊 Data That Reflects Dedication 

What do high-performing schools do differently? A whole lot—with care and clarity. 

🧑‍🏫 Leadership & Learning Culture

✅ 97% promote student–teacher interaction  

✅ 97% foster teacher–teacher collaboration  

✅ 98% support teachers on pedagogy and students’ emotional needs  

✅ 92% conduct regular safety and health audits  

✅ Senior leadership observes classrooms at least once a year  

🧭 Leadership here isn’t just managerial—it’s intentional and present. 

👨‍🏫 Teaching & Assessment Practices

✅ 96% use project work for assessment  

✅ 87% use peer assessment methods  

✅ 83% use audio–visual tools to support instruction  

📘 These aren’t trends—they’re tools of deeper, more inclusive engagement. 

📚 Professional Development & Policy Implementation

✅ 94% of heads in high performers received training in the past year  

✅ 95% have functional School Management Committees (SMCs)  

✅ 95% implement POCSO protocols  

🎯 Policy and protection go hand in hand in schools that care. 

🏀 Learning Resources & Enrichment

✅ 91% offer sports facilities  

✅ 98% host sports and cultural activities  

✅ 81% have internet access for school use  

⚡ Holistic learning thrives where resources are used with purpose. 

🤝 School–Community Connection

✅ 88% engage with local communities  

✅ 86% organize parent workshops on child development and behavior  

💬 Schools don’t operate in silos—they form circles of trust and understanding. 

🧒 Safe & Supportive Environments

✅ 98% of students feel safe at school  

❤️ Safety isn’t just physical—it’s emotional, psychological, and consistent.

⚠️ Where Support Still Falls Short 

Even strong schools face gaps—especially in student development and inclusive education: 

- 🚫 54% of schools don’t offer career guidance for senior grades  

- 🚫 60–63% of schools lack accommodations for children with special needs across Grades 3, 6 & 9  

- 🚫 59–60% don’t have trained or certified teachers for supporting CWSN learners  

📍 Inclusion is more than infrastructure—it’s preparation, care, and skilled support.

🌍 Global Reflections & Local Responses 

Global studies show: learning depends on leadership, safety, support, and trust.  

India’s SQ echoes this—reminding us to build schools that don’t just deliver education but design belonging.

🚀 From Listening to Leading 

Here’s what reform can prioritize next: 

- 🎓 Deepen leadership development with a focus on pedagogy and emotional well-being  

- 📶 Improve digital access—especially in underserved regions  

- 🧩 Scale up inclusion efforts for CWSN and career guidance programs  

- 🤝 Strengthen school–community partnerships, making parents allies, not observers  

- 🛠️ Ensure safe, resource-rich infrastructure for every learner  

🎯 NEP & SDG Alignment: Schools as Changemakers 

The School Questionnaire in #PARAKHRashtriyaSarvekshan2024 isn't just about data—it's a blueprint for action. It advances SDG 4.1.1 by championing quality learning spaces,  safe and inclusive infrastructure, and by making equity a shared goal. Most importantly, it echoes the spirit of NEP 2020—where collaboration and child-centered learning drive real change 

💬 The School Questionnaire doesn’t just record operations—it reveals commitment. And where schools lead, learning follows.  

📊 Explore the dashboard: dashboard.parakh.ncert.gov.in/en  

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