» Academic Year commences in April and continues till 31^st March.  There are two breaks - winter and summer - as intimated in the school diary and school calendar.

----------------Admission Rules----------------

» Admission is open to all, irrespective of caste, creed, colour or religion. A Pre-­Entrance Test is held for those who are registered for admission. The Principal's decision regarding placement of students shall be final.
» Parents may get their children's name registered by submitting the prescribed application for admission along with the registration fee and a passport size photograph of the child. A child must have completed 3  years of age at the time of admission.
» Sheer registration does in no way guarantee admission.
 

----------------Registration and Admission Procedure----------------

1. Admission is open to all irrespective of class, creed and community.
2. Admission is ordinarily given to children of age  3+ to Playgroup; as on 1^st April of the year of  admission.
3. A child's name will not be registered for admission unless the following information is provided by the parent:
   1. The birth registration certificate in ORIGINAL should be submitted for verification. No change of date of birth will be permitted later under any circumstances.
   2. The latest progress report must be submitted, if the child has been attending any recognized school.
   3. After the above requirements are completed to the entire satisfaction of the Principal, the child's name will be registered for the session ON THE WAITING LIST for the class applied for by the parent on payment of Rs.500/- as registration fee.
   4. The Registration fee of Rs.500/- per child is neither refundable nor transferable.
4. The registration of a child's name on the waiting list does not carry any guarantee of admission:
   1. Admission from Class Playgroup to Class 9^th. is subject to vacancies in that particular class.
   2. Admission will be granted at the sole discretion of the school authorities.
   3. The school rules are subject to change at the discretion of the school authorities. The admission of a child will mean a complete acceptance by the parent/guardian of all school rules as in force or as amended from time to time.
   4. Before the child is accepted for admission, a Transfer Certificate from his previous school, if he has attended one, must be submitted to the school.
   5. The school reserves the right to refuse admission/re-admission without assigning any reason
   6. Admission to Class XI will be considered as fresh and the Principal reserves the right of admission.

----------------Withdrawals----------------

1. A clear calendar month's notice in writing, or a term's fee in lieu of notice, should be given  before a pupil can be withdrawn.
2. The Principal can, in the interest of the school, have a student removed from the school for the following reasons:
   1. Where, in his opinion, the student has failed to conform to the discipline of the school and his/her continued presence may be detrimental to the interest of the other students.
   2. Where the student fails to come up to the required academic standard expected of him/her. This would be in the interest of the student so that he/she may join a school more suitable to  him/her.

----------------School Fee and Other Charges----------------

NOTE:

a) Extra Fee of Rs. 600/- per quarter will be charged from students of classes IX, X, XI & XII who opt Computer Science.
b) Registration, Admission, Tuition and other fees once charged are neither refundable nor adjustable.

----------------Mode of Payment----------------

1. All payments should be made at Standard Chartered Bank, The Mall, Kanpur, in favour of Sheiling House School Society, Kanpur as per instructions in the bill book.
2. Fees will be charged for twelve months a year, payable in advance for every three months before the last day of the first month of the quarter. Fees for the whole quarter is payable in case a student is withdrawn in the mid-term. 
3. The dates for the payment of fee will be as follows.

   Dates for the Payment	Fee can be paid
   1st Quarter    - 1st April-30th June	upto 30th. April
   2nd Quarter     - 1 st July-30th Sept.	upto 31st.July
   3rdQuarter       - 1st Oct.-31st Dec.	upto 31st. Oct.
   4th Quarter    - 1st Jan.-30th March	upto 31st. Jan.

   In case of non-payment of prescribed fees within the time fixed above, a fine of Rs. 25/- will be charged per week for the late payment of fees to the maximum of four weeks. If the fees remain unpaid beyond four weeks, the name of the student will  be struck off  the rolls and the student may be readmitted at the discretion of the  Principal on payment of all arrears and fresh admission fee of Rs. 1,000/-.
4. The date of presentation of the cheques/drafts/cash will be treated as date of payment provided the cheque is not dishonored.
5. If any collection charges are levied, the same would be payable by the parent/guardian.
6. All cheques returned by the Bank will be treated under the category of nonpayment of fees and the returning charges as charged by the bank will be payable by the parents.
7. A clear calendar month's notice in writing or a term's fee in lieu of notice must be given before a pupil can be withdrawn. However, if the student is asked by the school to leave, no notice fee for a month is required. No claim of refund will be entertained for fees already paid under clause (2) above.
8. Transfer Certificate on withdrawal is issued only after all dues to the school have been cleared.  
9. No reduction in any fees will be made for continued absence on any ground.
10. Duplicate Transfer Certificates are not issued.

----------------Promotion Criteria----------------

1. The Promotion of a child does not depend on the result of a single annual examination.
   The school has a system of continuous evaluation. To qualify for promotion a child must fulfill the following conditions:
   1. If a child fails in English or any two optional subjects, he will not qualify for promotion. The pass percentage in each subject as well as in aggregate is 40%.
   2. Any student who falls short of 75% attendance will not be eligible for taking promotional examinations.
2.  
   1. Should a child fail to qualify for promotion for two consecutive years he will be required to be withdrawn from the school.
   2. Disciplinary action will be taken against any child who is found to have used unfair means in the periodic tests and Annual Examination and should the child concerned continue the offence he/she will be required to be withdrawn.
   3. Any boy or girl who becomes two years above the average age of the class on account of his/her not qualifying for promotion, shall be asked to be withdrawn from the school.
   4. No appeals by the parents for undeserving promotion will be entertained.

----------------General Rules----------------

1. Vacations: There are two vacations. Summer of approximately 6 weeks and Winter of 2 weeks. Notice of the actual dates of vacations are intimated to the parents/guardians through the school diary.
2. All pupils should attend classes from the opening day, after each of the     vacations. Absence without leave application and non-payment  of fees till the end of July or January, after the Summer or Winter Vacation respectively, will lead to the removal of the pupil's name from the school rolls.
3. Verbal assurance: No verbal assurance given by any member of the staff, will be accepted as binding on the school. Similarly, no verbal statements made by parents will be accepted. Parents must always write to the school on any point they wish to raise or make.
4. Suggestions or complaints if any should be made in writing to the Director/Principal confidentially.
5. While communicating with the school, the parents should mention in their letters the full name, class and section of their wards. Change in address or telephone number, if any, must be intimated as early as possible.
6. Parents are requested not to tip the school servants.
7. No contributions or fines are demanded verbally from the pupils. If noted in the school diary, the signature of acknowledgement must be checked the same day.
8. Late comers will not be admitted to the class without the signature of the Principal/Headmistress in the school diary.
9. Parents or guardians should see that all school assignments are completed and home work given in the school diary is attended to. The remarks in the school diary by the teachers or Principal must be signed by the parents.
10. Strict regularity and punctuality, implicit obedience, courtesy in word and deed, cleanliness of dress and person, proper care of books and school property are expected from every pupil. Pupils and parents must strictly conform to the instructions, rules and regulations laid down in this regard.
11. Damage done  to  the  School Property must be made good. Fines may be imposed by the Principal for breach of discipline or rules and regulations or loss of and damage age to school property.
12. The wearing of the school uniform is obligatory. Wearing of jewellery or bringing of expensive articles or money to the school is strictly prohibited and the school will not be responsible for their loss.
13. Pupils are responsible to the school authorities not only for their conduct in the school but also for their  general behavior outside. Any report of objectionable conduct on the part of any pupil will make him/her liable for disciplinary action.
14. Presents to the members of the staff are not allowed in any form.
15. Buying of sweets, chat, ice-cream etc. from hawkers on the street outside the school premises is strictly forbidden.  
16. No pupil suffering from any contagious or infectious disease shall be permitted to attend school till he/she brings a Medical Certificate of fitness.
17. Irregular attendance, constant negligence of work, insubordination to teachers, habitual inattentiveness in class, obscenity in word or deed, willful and repeated breach of the school regulations severally or collectively, will  lead a pupil to serious punishment or expulsion.
18. Scribbling on the walls, desks and boards, as well as tearing of pages from exercise books or school diary are punishable.
19. Every student, when called upon to attend extra classes or to take part in other activities of the school must compulsorily  participate.

----------------Uniform----------------

Summer Uniform:

Girls :  Steel grey skirts (J.C.T. 91) school belt, white half-sleeved shirt, steel grey socks and plain black shoes
Boys:  Steel grey (J.C.T. 91) trousers, school belt, white half-sleeved shirt, steel grey socks, plain black shoes

Winter Uniform:

Boys: Steel grey trousers, white full-sleeved shirt, tie, steel grey pullovers,  school belt, scarlet red blazer (BC 95 Lallmli) steel grey woollen socks, Plain Black Shoes.
Girls:  Steel grey skirt, white full-sleeved shirt, tie, scarlet red blazer (BC 95 Lallmli ) steel grey knee-length woollen socks, 'V' neck steel grey pullovers, Plain Black Shoes.

Games (for Boys and Girls) : House-coloured shirt, navy blue shorts (skirts for girls ),keds (white shoes).