SCHOOL LIFE ORGANIZATION POLICY – (NCIL)

NEW CENTURY SCHOOLS SYSTEMS

NEW CENTURY INSTITUTE OF LEARNING

(ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL LIFE MANUAL)

I- Respect for the organization of school life

Considering Circular letter N° 09/05/MINESEC/SEESEC of 20/04/2005, and Circular letter N° 019/B/1464/MINESEC/SG/DSSAPPA/SCA laying down provisions for the application of inter-ministerial decree N° 242/L/729/MINEDUC/MJS of 25/10/1979 bearing on the organization of extracurricular activities;
Considering Circular letter N° 29/10/I/MINESEC/SG/DRH/SDSSAPPS amending Circular letter N°57/05/MINESEC/SG/SDSSAPPS of 12/04/ 2005 bearing on the organization of sanitation in schools.

New Century Institute of Learning shall admit Students within the school campus every working day as from 7:00 am to 3:30pm.
Beyond 3:30 pm, students are not alloyed within the school premises. Any student found out of the school campus during school periods shall be meted sanctions.
Aggravated actions during duties for the respect of State Institutions (desecration of the seals, insolence, and refusal to take part in match pass or to sing the national anthem, same sanction as that of section 47.

II- Respect for the neutrality and secularity of the school

Law N° 98/004 of 14 April 1998 bearing on the orientation of education in Cameroon² lays down in the provisions of article 10 that, the school is secular and apolitical. No political propaganda is authorized within the school premises.

III- Respect for others and school property

The detention, destruction and theft of objects is forbidden. Public goods are sacred. The upkeep and conservation of the school’s heritage contributes to civic and moral education. Any action aimed at destroying or deteriorating it, is an uncivil act punishable with extreme rigor. Vandalism, urine or faeces deposits on the school surroundings or in classrooms are serious offense. To these offenses are applied sanctions provided under New Century Institute of Learning sanction policy.

STUDENT HAND MANUAL (NEW CENTURY SCHOOL HOURS)

CLASS ORGANIZATION

I- Delimitation of courses

We operate a one-shift system at New Century Institute of Learning, divided into nine periods that run from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm as follows, in accordance with the school timetable:

-1^st period : 07:30am-08:15am.

– 2^nd period : 08:15am-09:00am.

– 3^rd period : 09:00am- 9:45am.

– 4^th period: 9:45am-10:30am.

– 5^th period: 10:45am-11:30am.

– 6^th period: 11:30am-12:15pm.

– 7^th period: 12:15pm-13:00pm.

– 8^th period: 13:45pm-14:30pm.

– 9^th period: 14:30pm- 15:15pm

II- Breaks

Two breaks period exist as shown below:

-1^st break: 10:30am-10:45am.

-2^nd break: 13:00pm-13:45pm.

III- Free periods

Free periods are devoted to studies in an atmosphere of silence, and to individual classrooms assignments or to research work in the school library. With authorization of the school administration, it could be allocated to remedial/catch-up courses or any other useful activity.

IV- Exit from class during lessons

During lessons, students could solicit an exit authorization from the teacher for a genuine and serious matter: sickness or written convocation from the administration.

During free periods, the class head is the authority that issues exit authorization.

The disciplinary office handles cases of students sent out of class by the teacher during lessons for indiscipline or assignment not done. The indiscipline student is handed over to the disciplinary office along with the notification;
Students may solicit a written authorization from the discipline master or principal. However, concerned students must submit justification for such absences at most 48 hours following their return.

The class head and his or her assistant are responsible for the management of the classroom when the teacher is absent or during free periods devoted to studies.

The class head is an auxiliary to the administration and appointed by the principal to perform the following duties:

To foster discipline, results and moral rectitude.
To ensure order and discipline in the classroom and submit to the hierarchy, names of students who are absent and/or undisciplined.
To ensure careful use of the administrative documents of the class.

V- Authorization of Absence

Students requesting for an exit authorization to go out of the institution for genuine reasons, must go to the disciplinary office, to obtain an exit ticket that grants them an authorization of exit, mentioning the motif, exit time and the expected time of return. Students with exit authorization must submit to the disciplinary office within 24 hours after their school resumption, the relevant justifying documents. No visitor is allowed to take a student out of the classroom without authorization from the school administration.

Any students caught wandering about in or out of the institution while courses are going on, will be considered as loitering around and be punished accordingly by two (02) hours of chores, while those found outside the school campus are sanctioned by one(01) to three(03) days suspension with chores and notification to their parents.

VI- Medical check-ups

Students must have an appropriate medical booklet for their health needs. In the event of sickness or accident within the school premises, students are entitled to first aid treatment. In case of need, students may solicit and obtain an exit ticket.

In any case, the health situation of the student is the responsibility of the parents. For health need other than medical check-ups initiated by the hierarchy, the principal can request for health services medical check-up from within the school premises. Students have the obligation to comply with this prerogative, failing which they would be dismissed.

VII- Maintenance of order in the classroom

Maintenance of calm and order in the classroom is the responsibility of the teacher, and during his absence, the class head. The teacher goes to the disciplinary or CLC’s office in case of need. The discipline master summons students who are guilty of indiscipline or CLC’s, and subject them to chores or convene them before the disciplinary council.

VIII- School work and sanctions

I: School furniture

Students must have school manuals, books and other pedagogic furniture or equipment recommended by the institution, and found on the official list of manuals, failing which those students concerned may be suspended from classroom lessons. In addition, failure to comply with the above provision will lead to suspension of the students from the subject lessons where they are lacking in school materials, and the suspension treated as unjustified absence.

II: Tests and knowledge assessment

The institution schedules assessment of students according to the school calendar of activities. Teachers communicate their assessment programme to their students according to lessons taught. Teachers’ assessment of students give rise to a transcript, which is issued for each term and brought to the attention of parents or guardians who are required to sign them.

Unjustified absences during student assessment sessions leads to a score of 00/20 and the caption ‘absent’ written on the student’s report card by the teacher.

Students should justify their absences during assessment sessions directly at level of the teachers concerned before they register their marks, or otherwise, to the discipline master. – Students caught in the act of fraud, in any form whatsoever will face the disciplinary council and marks of 00/20 meted out as sanctions. The disciplinary council can pronounce suspension decisions, which ranges from one (01) to eight (08) days, under notification to their parents or guardians.

III: End of term organisation

End of term does not give room for chaos and abandonment of school. We subject students to the provisions of the school calendar in the republic of Cameroon, to planning for the period concerned, with assessment and remediation to departmental and disciplinary council.

IV: Sanctions relating to the merits of the student after assessments

According to Circular letter N°0016/A/356/MINEDUC/SG/IGP of 23/01/1979, relating to the class council, the table below spells out sanctions on schoolwork and conduct of students. No student can triple a class regardless of his age.

Marks	Appreciations	Sanctions
00 – 55,99	Very poor	Conduct reprimand (WB), chores
06 – 07,99	Poor	Work Warning (WW), chores
08 – 08,99	Insufficient
09 – 09,99	Mediocre
10 – 11,99	Fair
12 – 13,99	Fairly good
14 – 15,99	Good	Honour roll
16 – 17,99	Very good	Honour Roll + encouragement
≥18	Excellent	Honour Roll + encouragement and congratulations