School Policies

JOINING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TERM

• All girls must report on the notified date at the beginning of the term
• Delay in reporting without permission will result in consequences as decided by the Principal/Discipline Committee

BOARDING HOUSES

• The Heritage Girls School is a fully residential school; all students reside in the Maitri House & Gargi House.
• Parents/guardians are required to read the school rules as mentioned in the Policy Booklet given during Admissions to familiarize themselves with the expectations. Ignorance of school rules will not be accepted as an excuse for non-compliance.
• Visitors are not allowed to visit the Boarding House.
• If there are no local guardians for girls, parents are requested to mention the name and address of a close relative/responsible person who could be contacted in case of an emergency.
• No cash, tuck or valuables are allowed in school. This is a rule which must be strictly adhered to.
• Possession of cell phones/narcotic substances/ alcohol/cash is strictly prohibited.

SCHOOL TRIPS AND EXCURSIONS

• Educational tours are organized during the term as a part of the academic programme every year. These are escorted trips and all students must participate.
• International trips, like tours to NASA, and exchange programmes abroad are also organized from time to time. These trips are optional and are for selected students only.
• Exchange programmes with schools in International locations are organized from time to time. The students who have been selected for these trips will only be eligible to participate. The selection process is done by a panel of teachers and the Principal.
• Sufficient notice regarding the duration and approximate estimation of the cost incurred for these trips will be given to parents. Leave will not be granted to the student during this period for any other reason.
• Parents/relatives are not allowed to go to meet the students at these destinations.
• Permission to be taken out by relatives/parents will not be entertained during excursions/trips.

VISITORS

Girls are not allowed to leave the campus without permission. Any girl doing so will be deemed to have broken bounds and may be suspended or even expelled.

• Only visitors who are close relatives and have been authorized by parents (in writing) are allowed to meet their wards on the stipulated days and holidays mentioned in the school calendar. A telephone message will not be accepted. Visitors are not permitted on any other day whatsoever. Visitors are requested not to linger beyond the stipulated time thereby making it necessary for staff on duty to have to request them to leave.
• Visitors are requested to meet the Principal/Housemistress before meeting their wards. No Visitors are allowed to meet any girl without the permission of the Housemistress/Principal.
• Visitors will meet the students in the school visiting room/lobby only. They are not permitted to walk around in the campus or visit the hostel.

OUTINGS

The school calendar registers one weekend off in six weeks. The students can be received after classes (1: 45 pm) on Friday and have to report before 5 pm on Sunday. Efforts are made, while making the calendar, to coincide the weekend off with a festival if it falls at the end of a week. However, this is not always possible.

There are no holidays for any other festival except Diwali. All national holidays and festivals are celebrated here and parents are not permitted to visit the student on any other day than the stipulated ones.

It is optional to take the students out during the scheduled weekend off. Recreation and outings are organized in the school itself for students who stay back.

Only parents are allowed to receive the student for any weekend or any other outing that entails a night out. The Local guardian can only receive the student on Sunday at 9 am.

Failure to report back at the stipulated time will result in the withdrawal of privileges.

The student will not be permitted to go out with a driver, friend, cousin or parents of other students. Kindly do not make any such requests.

Note:

• The Principal reserves the right to withhold permission for an outing with any person, even though authorized by the parents if she feels necessary to do so in the interests of the girl/or the School.
• Parents and grandparents are requested to ensure that girls do not move about town unescorted on outing days.
• Misbehavior and unbecoming conduct in the town during outings is not appreciated.  
  Timings – 1.30 P.M. Saturday to 1.45 P.M. on Sunday. Girls returning late will forfeit all outings for the following month.
• Saturdays are full working days. However, a girl going out for a night outing will be permitted to leave only after 1.30 P.M provided her presence is not required for a school event or an extra class.