KP-PSRA was established in 2017 under The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Private Schools Regulatory Authority Act 2017 for “Registration, Regulation and Supervision of Private Schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Powers and Functions
- Register and regulate Private Schools, supervision of their curricula, academic schedules, co-curricular activities etc.
- Formulate policy, guiding principles and criteria for the establishment and registration of School for supplementing public sector investment in education.
- Devise and implement criteria for categorization of Private Schools to ensure minimum standard of education and facilities in each category.
- Evaluate academic performance of Private Schools and provide mechanism for rewarding best performing schools.
- Ensure observance of vacations and other holidays in Schools as being observed by schools in public sector.
- Issue standing orders allowing fee concession on kinship basis not less than twenty percent (20%) of the fee.
- Sanction annual increase in fee in excess of up to ten percent (10%) to be charged from students; provided that a school shall not increase fee more than once during an academic year