Syllabus and Medium

St Agnes follows the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) syllabus from Grade I to Grade X with personal inputs and activity oriented education so that the pupils learn with flexibility and active involvement in the learning process. English is used as the main medium of instruction. National and regional languages are also given due importance.


From the academic year 2017-2018 CBSE has introduced remodelled structure of assessment as given below

Achievement Records will have to be seen and signed by the parents on open house days. The student’s promotion to the next class will be based on their entire year’s performance.

Syllabus, Evaluation and Promotion

The School follows the curriculum and the syllabus prescribed by the CBSE/NCERT for grade VI to X. The school follows the scheme of study for different classes as prescribed in the Examination byelaws of the Board.

Co-Scholastic Activities: Comprise of Work Education, Art Education and Health & Physical Education. These activities will be graded on a 5-Point grading scale (A to E) and will not have descriptive indicators unlike the past year.
Discipline: Discipline significantly impacts career shaping and it helps build character. Hence, the students will also be assessed for the discipline which will be based on the factors like attendance, submission of class work, neatness and tidiness, respect for rules and regulations, values like punctuality, honesty, attitude towards the school, society, nation and others – a 5-point grading scale (A to E) will be followed.

It is the policy of the School not to fail a student as far as possible. At the same time, a student who has not acquired the necessary skills to study in a higher class may be not promoted.

St Agnes School is interested in providing additional possible facilities for slow or weak learners to acquire the necessary skills if parents co-operate with the school in this regard. However, the school strongly discourages the practice of excessive homework, rote-learning, special tuitions etc.