Perspectives of Equity in School Education

Equity in education is to provide fair and inclusive opportunities for all students to help them achieve their fullest educational potential irrespective of their background or characteristics. Its target is to make sure that every student can avail the necessary resources, support, and quality education to flourish academically and personally. Equity identifies the diversified needs of the students and recognizes that they may require different levels of assistance and intervention to prosper in their learning journey. In this context, the present paper makes an attempt to explain the term ‘equity’ in education and the principles of equity. It also discusses the role of equity in school education, barriers to educational equity and the strategies to promote educational equity. The researcher has adopted qualitative research method. Dissertations, e-journals, e-books, and e-articles etc. have been thoroughly reviewed as secondary sources of data. NEP 2020 visualizes that every student will achieve his full potential and succeed academically and personally if educational equity is ensured in school education.