Thematic Audit on Regulation of Private Schools in Lahore & Kasur Districts
Conducted by
DG Local Governments Audit the Punjab (North), Lahore
Department of Auditor General of Pakistan
Audit Year: 2025–26 - FY 2024–25
Name Date
Designation Name of office / Location
Questionnaire No 1 for District Education Authority Management
S. No Question Response
1 What is the total
number of registered &
unregistered private
schools in your DEA?
2 Process for ensuring
annual renewal of
registration through
PEPRIS Portal?
3 How does the DEA
verify that students
admitted under the 10%
quota are genuinely
"underprivileged"? Is
there a mechanism for
verifying income or
checking other relevant
documentation?
4 What is monitoring
mechanism for
implementation of fee
regulations and
Supreme Court
directives?
5 Actions taken against
non-compliant schools
(e.g., penalties,
suspension, closure)?
6 What’s is the
mechanism for
handling parent
complaints or
grievances?
7 What are the Total
number of complaints
received regarding fee
increase in last FY
8 What are challenges
faced in ensuring
effective regulation?
9 What is the frequency
and basis of school
inspections? Provide
number of inspections
carried out in last FY
10 What is the method of
data collection,
verification, and
reporting to higher
authorities?
In the audit year 2024-
25, how many schools
were issued notices for
non-compliance with
the 10% quota? What
actions did the schools
take as a result of these
notices, and how many
new admissions were
secured?
Additional Remarks (if any)
Thematic Audit on Regulation of Private Schools in Lahore & Kasur Districts
Conducted by
DG Local Governments Audit the Punjab (North), Lahore
Department of Auditor General of Pakistan
Audit Year: 2025–26 - FY 2024–25
Name Date
Designation Name of School
Questionnaire No 2 for Private School Management / Administrators
S. No Question Response
1 Is your school registered
and renewed annually
through PEPRIS?
2 How is fee structure
determined in your
school?
3 What kind of Fees are
charged at the time of
Admission. Please enlist
and provide evidence as
well.
4 How 10% free education
quota is implemented in
your school
5 How are beneficiaries
identified under 10%
quota?
6 What are the main
regulatory challenges
faced by the school?
7 Did your School
established Taleem
Fund for as provisioned
under the law?
8 What are impacts of fee
restrictions on financial
sustainability of school?
10 What are reporting
mechanism for
enrollment of
disadvantaged children
Additional Remarks (if any)
Thematic Audit on Regulation of Private Schools in Lahore & Kasur Districts
Conducted by
DG Local Governments Audit the Punjab (North), Lahore
Department of Auditor General of Pakistan
Audit Year: 2025–26 - FY 2024–25
Name of parent Date
Contact # Name of Child’s School
Child’s Class Level Current Fee per Month
،محترم والدین
:محفوظ معلومات کی یقین دہانی
آپ کی جانب سے اس سوالنامے میں فراہم کردہ تمام معلومات کو سختی سے خفیہ رکھا جائے گا۔ آپ کا ذاتی نام ،رابطہ نمبر ،یا کوئی بھی دیگر نجی تفصیلات
کسی دوسرے ادارے یا شخص کے ساتھ شیئر نہیں کی جائیں گی۔
مقصد اور دائرہ کار
یہ معلومات صرف اور صرف پنجاب کے نجی تعلیمی شعبے کے ضوابطاور معیار کو بہتر بنانے کے لیے اکٹھی کی جا رہی ہے۔ یہ آڈٹ کسی مخصوص ادارے کو
ہدف بنانے کے لیے نہیں ہے ،بلکہ اس کا مقصد مجموعی طور پر تعلیمی نظام میں بہتری اور انصاف کو یقینی بنانا ہے۔
آپ کا شفاف اور ایماندارانہ تعاون اس سرکاری اور قومی اہمیت کے حامل آڈٹ کو کامیاب بنانے کے لیے ناگزیر ہے۔
Questionnaire No 3 for Parents / Guardians
انگریزی سوال اردو ترجمہ
آپ کے خیال میں آپ کے بچے کے سکول کی فیسیں of
آپ کی مالی
How would you rate the affordability
?the school your child attends استطاعت کے لحاظ سے کیسی ہیں؟ (کتنی مناسب یا زیادہ ہیں؟)
Were you informed about the school’s fee کیا آپ کو سکول کے فیس سٹرکچر اور ساالنہ
?structure and annual increases اضافے کے بارے میں بروقت آگاہ کیا گیا تھا؟
وصولDo you believe the مطابق
fees charged قوانینinکے
are line کیا آپ کو لگتا ہے کہ سکول کی فیسیں حکومتی
?with government regulations کی جا رہی ہیں؟
Are there transparent grievance فسیاتعلیمیمعیار سمتعلقشکایات ک لیکوئیواضحاورشفافکیا ی
mechanisms for fee-related or academic موجود ہے؟ ) (Grievance Mechanismطریقہ کار
?concerns
Were you aware that private schools are کیا آپ کو معلوم تھا کہ قانون کے مطابق
required by law to reserve 10% of their کم آمدنی/ سیٹیں غریب%10 پرائیویٹ سکولوں کو اپنے
seats for underprivileged children for free والے بچوں کے لیے مفت تعلیم کے لیے مختص کرنا ضروری ہے؟
education?
Are you aware of any children from مفت کوٹہ%10 کیا آپ کو اپنے بچے کے سکول میں
underprivileged backgrounds studying کم آمدنی والے بچے کے/کے تحت تعلیم حاصل کرنے والے کسی غریب
under the 10% free quota in your child’s بارے میں علم ہے؟
school?
Which fees did your child's school collect آپ کے بچے کے سکول نے داخلے کے وقت کون سی فیسیں وصول کیں؟
at the time of admission?
داخلہ فیس
Admission Fee )سیکیورٹی فیس (واپسی کے قابل
Security Fee درخواست فارم فیس
Application Fee )ٹیسٹ فیس (داخلہ امتحان
Test Fee لیب فیس
Lab Fee )دیگر (وضاحت فرمائیں:
Others (Please specify)
Did your school collect fees for uniform کتابوں اور دیگر تعلیمی مواد،( کیا آپ کے بچے کے سکول نے یونیفارمReading
and reading materials (books, etc.), or did Materials) یا آپ کو یہ سامان خریدنے کے لیے،کی فیس بھی وصول کی
it recommend specific vendors or shops to مخصوص دکانداروں یا دکانوں کا مشورہ دیا؟
buy these materials?
Have you ever raised a complaint with the ( کیا آپ نے کبھی محکمہ تعلیمDEA) یا کسی دوسرے
DEA or other authorities? If yes, what اتھارٹی کے پاس کوئی شکایت درج کرائی ہے؟
was the response? تو آپ کو کیا جواب مال؟،اگر ہاں
Do you feel that private schools are کیا آپ محسوس کرتے ہیں کہ پرائیویٹ سکول تعلیمی معیار اور شفافیت کے
accountable to parents in terms of لحاظ سے والدین کے سامنے جواب دہ ہیں؟
educational quality and transparency?
Do you feel the quality of education کیا آپ کو لگتا ہے کہ تعلیم کا معیار سکول کی طرف سے وصول کی جانے
justifies the fees charged by the school? والی فیسوں کا جواز پیش کرتا ہے؟
Additional Remarks (if any)
Thematic Audit on Regulation of Private Schools in Lahore & Kasur Districts
Conducted by
DG Local Governments Audit the Punjab (North), Lahore
Department of Auditor General of Pakistan
Audit Year: 2025–26 - FY 2024–25
Name Date
Designation Name of office / Location
Questionnaire No 4 for School Education Department / Administrators of DEA
S. No Question Response
1 What Policy measures
have been taken to ensure
compliance with
registration/ renewal of
registration of private
schools?
2 How many schools were
found to be unregistered
in the last two years, and
what legal action (fines,
closure) was taken
against them? Is there a
record or system
generated report
available of these
actions?
3 What Policy measures
have been taken to ensure
compliance with free
education requirements
in private schools?
4 What Policy measures
have been taken to
Monitor compliance of
Supreme Court orders on
fee regulation?
5 Does the regulatory
authorities have the
power to formally audit
the financial records
(Account Books) of
schools to verify their
claims for fee increases
and admission of free
students? If yes, how
many schools across
Punjab were audited for
this purpose?
6 How department ensures
the admission of
disadvantaged children
against 10% quota
7 How does the department
verify that students
admitted under the 10%
quota are genuinely
"underprivileged"? Is
there a mechanism for
verifying income or
checking other relevant
documentation?
8 In the audit year 2024-
25, how many schools
were issued notices for
non-compliance with the
10% quota? What actions
did the schools take
because of these notices,
and how many new
admissions were
secured?
9 How often is an average
private school inspected
(monitored) in the audit
year? Has the inspection
staff received adequate
training to effectively
check for compliance
regarding fee regulation,
the 10% quota, and other
legal requirements?
Additional Remarks (if any)
