The Kadwai English School
TKES - FAQ'S
Q. Is TKES a fully English Medium School?
A. Yes. TKES is a school with full medium of instruction in English, and recognized by the Government of Maharashtra with Registration numbers: VLS (1002)/ (1002-02)/ PRI-EDU-3 and UDISE No. 27320909515.
Q. Is TKES privately funded?
A. Yes. TKES is entirely privately funded without any grant-in aid from the government.
Q. What is the fee structure of TKES?
A. The fees structure of TKES is extremely affordable considering that the amenities and facilities provided are on par with any excellent urban school. Please see fees structure.
Q. Are transportation facilities available for the students?
A. Yes. Transportation facilities are available within a radius of ten kilometres of the school premises through private auto-rickshaw facilities, to be negotiated directly by the parents with the auto operators. TKES is also working on having its own buses soon to ensure that students within a radius of more than 15 kms are catered to.
Q. Are boarding facilities available for the students?
A. Yes, the Kalsekar Students Hostel at the main ESK Campus is available for boys studying in TKES. For girl students too, boarding facilities are available less than a kilometer from the school premises.
Q. I come from an economically underprivileged background. Are there are any grants or scholarships available for my child for her education at TKES?
A. If you come from an underprivileged background, we request you to submit your income details, along with two references at our administrative office. We offer limited scholarships and fees rebates to students on a case-to-case and first-come-first-served basis.
Q. What will be the student teacher ratio per class?
A. The student to teacher ratio is maintained at less than 20:1 to ensure personalized attention to every student.
Q. How many books are in the library? Is reading encouraged here?
A. There are over 2000 books in the school library in English, Marathi and Urdu language. Reading is encouraged at TKES through a reading activity club – PAGETURNERS, where students read at least one book a month.
Q. What kind of extra- curricular activities do you have?
A. Besides the aforementioned reading activity club – PAGETURNERS, there is also a nature club – GREEN TEAM that inculcates into students a love for nature, through environment-based projects on a monthly basis.
There are plans to also introduce an ASTRONOMY CLUB and ARTS Club soon for the students.
Besides, these activities – there is also focus on sports at TKES. Please see the ENRICHMENT section for more details.
Q. What is the kind of security is offered to the students?
A. The entire campus is CCTV-enabled with continuous surveillance. For girl students in pre-primary section, there are full-time female support staff members to assist in the needs of the young girls.
Besides this, the hostel at the campus is adequately equipped with capable support staff.
Q. How often will there be PTMs?
A. Through the academic year, there are at least 2 PTMs that are conducted – one every term. This is over and above 6 PTA meetings that are conducted through the year.
Q. Other than the PTM when else can a parent interact with the teacher?
A. The school premises are open for parents to interact with the teacher with a prior appointment and during non-teaching hours, between 2.30 pm and 4.00 pm from Monday to Thursday every week, when the school is operational.
Besides this, every teacher is connected through whatsapp with the class parents for any query resolution or sharing of ideas.