Definitions

Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

1. (a) "Aided School" means a school receiving grant-in-aid from the Government;
2. (b) "Board" means the Board of Secondary Education or the Board of Intermediate Education, as the case may be;
3. (c) "Commission" means the Andhra Pradesh School Education Regulatory and Monitoring Commission constituted under section 3 of this Act;
4. (d) "Educational Institution" means a school or an institution imparting school education, including Pre-primary, Primary, Upper Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary education, by whatever name called, either managed by the Government, Local Authority, Private Aided or Private Unaided management;
5. (e) "Fees" means all charges, by whatever name called, including tuition fee, special fee, laboratory fee, library fee, building fund, etc., collected by an educational institution from the students or parents;
6. (f) "Government" means the State Government of Andhra Pradesh;
7. (g) "Notification" means a notification published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette and the word "notified" shall be construed accordingly;
8. (h) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
   • (i) "Private School" means a school which is not managed by the Government or any Local Authority;
9. (j) "School Education" means the education imparted from Pre-primary to Higher Secondary level;
10. (k) "State" means the State of Andhra Pradesh.