Army Public School, Kunraghat, Gorakhpur

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Army Public School, Kunraghat
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Army Public School, Kunraghat, Gorakhpur

Kunraghat

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273008

Coordinates 26°44′54″N83°25′20″E / 26.7483°N 83.4222°E / 26.7483; 83.4222
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Former nameGRD School
Type Indian Army School
MottoTruth Is God
Patron saint(s)GOC, HQ MB Area [1]
Established1954 (1994 reestablised)
FounderNeena Thapa
StatusOpen
School board CBSE
School district Gorakhpur District
ChairmanCommandant GRD, Kunraghat [1] [2]
Teaching staff85 [3]
Enrollment2,208 students [3]
Classes1 - 12
Language English (official)
Hindi
Campus size11.01 acres (480,000 sq ft) [3]
Color(s)   
Burgundy, White and Steel Gray
School fees68,000 (US$810) [3]
Website https://www.apsgorakhpur.org.in

Army Public School, Kunraghat, Gorakhpur is a school located in the Kunraghat area, in Gorakhpur, India. It is operated under Indian Army supervision under the aegis of the Army Welfare Education Society. The school was founded in 1954 by Neena Thapa, wife of Colonel Gopal Kushal Singh Thapa, then Commandant GRD, Kunraghat. On 1 April 1994 it was re-designated as "Army School, Kunraghat" after the dissolution of the existing Gorkha Recruiting Depot (GRD) High School and the absorption of its students. The premises and assets of GRD High School in situ were transferred to Army School, Kunraghat. [4] Most of the students in this school are from Army Background.[ citation needed ]

26°44′54″N83°25′20″E / 26.7483°N 83.4222°E / 26.7483; 83.4222

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