2. Definition: Unless the subject or context otherwise requires, in this Act, – 2(a) “Pre-Primary School” means those schools that provide One year’s pre-primary education to those children that have completed Four years of their age.
3(b) “Primary Education” means education given from class One to class Five.
4(b1) “Lower Secondary Education” means education to be given from class Six to class Eight.
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(d) “Secondary Education” means education to be given from class Nine to class Ten.
7(d1) “Special education” means special type of education to be given to blind, deaf dumb or the children who are physically or mentally disable.
(d2) “Community School” means those schools that have obtained approval or permission and receiving regular grant from Government of Nepal.
9(d3) “Institutional School” means those schools that have obtained approval or permission for operation on condition that they are not receiving regular grants from Government of Nepal.
10(d4) “Higher secondary education” means education given from class Eleven to class Twelve. 11(e) “School” means the Community School or Institutional School.
12(e1) “Primary School” means a School giving education pursuant to Clause (b).
13(e2) “Lower Secondary School” means a School giving education pursuant to Clauses (b) and (b1) or Clause (b1).
14(e3) “Secondary School” means a School giving education pursuant Clauses (b), (b1) and (d) or Clauses (b1) and (d) or Clause (d).
(e4) “Higher Secondary School” means a School imparting education pursuant to Clause (d4).
(f) “Teacher” means a teacher of a School and this term also includes the Headmaster.
16(f1) “Commission” means 17……. Teacher Service Commission constituted pursuant to Section 11B.
18(f2) “Secretariat” means Secretariat of the Commission.
19(f3) “Chairperson” means Chairperson of the Commission.
20(f4) “Member” means member of the Commission and this term also includes Chairperson of the Commission.
21(f5) “Guardians (Parents)” means those persons who are mentioned as the guardians of the children at school records.
22(f6) ”Employee ” means any employee working in community school except the teacher.
(g) “School Leaving Certificate Examination” means the examination to be held at the end of secondary education.
23(g1) “Primary School Leaving Examination” means examination to be conducted at the end of Primary education.
(h) “Prescribed or as prescribed” means prescribed or as prescribed in the Rules framed under this Act.
24(i) “License” means temporary approval, pending the permanent approval or grant of assistance by Government of Nepal to open a School or add the classes at any prescribed place or area.
25(j) “Approval” means the permanent approval given by Government of Nepal to any School which fulfilled the conditions as prescribed.
26(k) “Residential School” means a School approved by Government of Nepal as a Residential School.
27(l) “Educational Trust” means the 28public or private trust established by a person without any of profit in order to run the school.