Student strength at this century-old govt school goes up from 210 to 862

THE 'Local Fund School', which started in 1896, is serving as a role model to all government educational institutions in the region.

- SUMAYYA PARVEEN A @Mangaluru

DK ZP Model Higher Primary School, earlier known as 'Local Fund School', is situated at Kalladka in Bantwal taluk.

Like a majority of government institutions, this school at Kalladka too witnessed an admission decline. The drastic change in student demography from 2001 to 2012 left the school staff and the headmaster worried. "We pondered over the reason for the decline in admission. By 2012, the students' strength had reached 210 and it was alarming," said headmaster Aboobaker Ashraf.