diff --git a/erpnext/education/doctype/student/student.js b/erpnext/education/doctype/student/student.js
index 5b05bc4f9a0..fd23ae41ef1 100644
--- a/erpnext/education/doctype/student/student.js
+++ b/erpnext/education/doctype/student/student.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.on('Student', {
 		}
 
 		frappe.db.get_value('Education Settings', {name: 'Education Settings'}, 'user_creation_skip', (r) => {
-			if (r.user_creation_skip === "0") {
+			if (cint(r.user_creation_skip) !== 1) {
 				frm.set_df_property('student_email_id', 'reqd', 1);
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/erpnext/education/doctype/student_applicant/student_applicant.js b/erpnext/education/doctype/student_applicant/student_applicant.js
index 27b33772678..b4cfdf16e0d 100644
--- a/erpnext/education/doctype/student_applicant/student_applicant.js
+++ b/erpnext/education/doctype/student_applicant/student_applicant.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("Student Applicant", {
 		});
 
 		frappe.db.get_value("Education Settings", {name: "Education Settings"}, "user_creation_skip", (r) => {
-			if (r.user_creation_skip === "0") {
+			if (cint(r.user_creation_skip) !== 1) {
 				frm.set_df_property("student_email_id", "reqd", 1);
 			}
 		});