Army Public School, Shankar Vihar | |
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Coordinates | 28°33′40.02″N77°8′29.4″E / 28.5611167°N 77.141500°E |
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Type | Army Public School |
Motto | Truth Is God |
Established | 2007 |
School board | CBSE |
Principal | Mrs. Neena Singh |
Classes | 2nd grade to 12th grade |
Publication | Anusmriti |
Pincode | 110010 |
Headmistress | Ms. Garima Bhatnagar |
Co-ordinator | Ms. Ruchika Sharma |
Senior Student Heads | Rupesh, Varnika |
Primary Student Heads | Aditya, Aarohi Jayant |
Website | APS, Shankar Vihar |
Army Public School, Shankar Vihar is a school in Delhi Cantonment, Shankar Vihar, Delhi . It is a branch of the AWES-controlled Indian Army Public Schools. [1] The school is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education through Directorate of Education. [2]
It also hosts National Level Excellence Awards and English Debate [3] [4] organized by Army Welfare Education Society.
Army Public School, Shankar Vihar is committed to the multi-faceted growth and upliftment of students by offering them not merely the inputs that are necessary for excellent performance in national level examinations, but also a more general education. Towards this end, co-curricular and sports activities play a large part. [5]
The students in the school are divided into four houses: [6]
Houses | Housemistress | Captain (Boy) [7] | Captain (Girl) | |
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A | Ashoka | Ms. Vishwaprabha | Shaurya Tanwar | Mishti Shukla |
B | Buddha | Ms. Shweta | Vishal Singh | Mahika Mishra |
C | Chanakya | Ms. Anshu | Lakshya Sinha | Divyanshi Pahel |
D | Dronacharya | Ms. Parmita | Ashish Raj | Avni Astavekra |
As per standards of the Central Board of Secondary Education , specific teachers and incharges have been elected to form the school commitees.
The school committee members are as follows-
Committee | Senior Wing | Primary Wing |
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Cleanliness and Water Sanitation | Incharge
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Members
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Library Deptt. | Incharge
Members
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Members
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Examination Cell | Incharge (School)
Incharge (CBSE)
| Incharge
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Transportation | Incharge (School)
Members
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Members
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Disaster Management/Safety | Incharge
Members
| Incharge
Members
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Anti-Bullying Committee | Incharge
Members
| Incharge
Members
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Inclusion of Students | Incharge
Members
| InchargeMs Malashree Members
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Canteen and Food Quality | Incharge
Members
| Incharge
Members
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POCSO Child Safety | Incharge
Members
| Incharge
Members
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Posh Vishaka | Incharge
Members
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Members
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Child Safety | Incharge
Members
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Members
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Digital Deptt. | Incharge
Members
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Members
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Discipline Committee | Incharge
Members
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Complaint Handling | Incharge
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Anti Drug Committee | Incharge
Members
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The council of this school selected carefully; each wing having about forty students in them. Each house is headed by one boy and one girl known as House Captain. A member of staff assisted by several other teachers act as house mistress. [9] [10]
The foundation stone of the school was laid on 17 August 2005 by Adjutant General Lt Gen Mohinder Singh. [11] After almost two years and six months, the school, with full staffing and student enrollment (55, current ~3000), was functional from 9 April 2007. Malini Narayanan, the founding principal, joined the school on 22 April 2007.
The school holds an Annual Competitive Event "Expressions". Through Expressions, many schools in Delhi come together to compete in categories including Graffiti Painting, Self-recorded Skits, Web Crawling, Folk Singing, Best Out of Waste and Band Competitions. [12]
The school is divided into three wings: Primary Wing (Grade 2 to 5), Secondary Wing (Grade 6 to 8), and Senior Secondary Wing (Grade 9 to 12) [13]
The school has an air-conditioned auditorium, a library for primary and seniors, chemistry/physics/biology labs and music, dance and art rooms. [14] The official school band is Ultraviolet (formerly Kaleidocycle). [15] [16] The school offers a variety of sports facilities, including four basketball courts, two tennis courts, two handball/volleyball courts, and a football field. Additionally, students can participate in Taekwondo, NCC (Class 8-10), and Bharat Scouts and Guides (Class 4, 5, 6, 7).
The school offers the following streams after 10th Grade:
Science (Maths) | Science (w/o Maths) | Commerce (Maths) | Commerce (w/o Maths) | Humanities |
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English | English | English | English | English |
Physics | Physics | Economics | Economics | Economics |
Chemistry | Chemistry | Accountancy | Accountancy | Psychology |
Maths | Psychology | Maths | Business Studies | History |
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