Chennai: The panchayat union primary school (PUPS) in Thiruputkuzhi near Kanchipuram has come up with an innovative way to enrol children in Class I. It placed banners with QR codes on the school campus and bus stand to enable parents to enrol their wards from home during the summer vacation.Teachers said they came up with the idea to help prospective parents who go to work early in the morning and return in the evening. “When they scan the code, it takes them to a page where parents need to fill in details such as the student’s name, Aadhaar number, parents’ names, and contact numbers. They can submit the documents after the reopening of school in June,” said G Selvakumar, a secondary grade teacher from the school.Earlier, the school also used QR codes to update parents about homework, tests, and rank details. The primary school has Classes I to V and boasts a strength of more than 450 students, which is the highest in the district.“We also broadcast classes live on YouTube once or twice a week to enable parents to see what their wards are studying at the school,” said C Kumar, headmaster of the school. Using the QR codes, 20 students enrolled for the 2025-26 academic year in Class I.“I enrolled my daughter in Class I using the QR code. I work as an agricultural labourer, and this initiative was very convenient,” said Jothiprakasam, a parent. His elder son is studying in Class V in the same school. “The quality of teaching in the school is good. My son is reading words and sentences with syllable sounds in English,” he added.The school also plans to place more QR code banners in the neighbourhoods in the coming days. School education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi also appreciated the school for this initiative.