Two secondary schools in Rautahat, Nepal - Bal Niketan Residential Secondary School and Moonlight Academy - were found to be operating higher secondary classes without proper affiliation from the Higher Secondary Education Board, violating the Education Act. While Bal Niketan falsely advertised it had a license and enrolled students with assurances it would soon be approved, Moonlight Academy openly ran grade 11 and 12 classes without a license. The regional education board chief pledged action against the illegally operating schools.

1. Two higher secondary schools were found to be operating without affiliation
from Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) in Rautahat.
Violating the Education Act, Bal Niketan Residential Secondary School and
Moonlight Academy are operating plus-two classes illegally at Chandrapur.
Bal Niketan was able to enroll students by falsely advertising that the
school was licensed by HSEB to run plus two programs. The school is
conducting Grade XI classes.
Students said the school administration had assured that the school was
licensed. Bal Niketan Secondary School’s Principal Dipak Regmi said that
they had admitted students in the hope that the school would be getting
affiliation soon as they had already deposited Rs. 8 lakh for the license at
HSEB.
Likewise, despite not having the license to operate, Moonlight Academy
has been running Grade XI and XII classes. According to a source, the
academy had arranged for its Grade XI students to take their board exam
from Janajyoti Higher Secondary School.
Udayraj Maske, principal of Moonlight Academy, insisted that imparting
education honestly was the most important thing. “From which school our
students sit for exam is our concern and should not be matter of headache
for others,” Maske added.
HSEB Regional Office Makawanpur Chief Anirudra Dhamala pledged to
take action against schools that were operating illegally. He also urged
parents and students to get enrollment only after understanding about the
affiliation of the school.