Interviewer instructions
Column 10: Is ____ currently attending school?
[For those aged 6 and above and less than 25 years and who have not passed class 10]
[] 1. Yes
[] 2. No
This question should be asked for all persons - those who cannot read or write (illiterate), or those who can read and write (literate) - who have not passed class 10 and are less than 25 years of age.
Currently attending school is defined as school attendance for the purpose of gaining knowledge (education) in the time of enumeration period (reference period). In this case, the person should have enrolled in school or campus and currently be attending school or campus for study.
In the following cases, a person should be considered as attending school for gaining knowledge or education:
- all school-going children registering their name in any type of school
- children who are in holidays as per the rule of school
- children admitted to school but currently not attending due to the illness or taking casual leaves.
If children fulfill the above criteria and are attending school for gaining knowledge (education), then code 1 should be encircled to denote "Yes". If currently not attending school, code 2 should be encircled. Even if admitted in school, if the child is currently not attending school due to any reasons, or the child dropped out of school, then code 2 should be encircled to denote that currently the child is not attending school.
