Indian School, Salalah

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Indian School Salalah
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Other name
المدرسة الهندية صلالة
Motto
॥ तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ॥ (Thamasoma Jyothirgamaya)
Motto in English
From Darkness to Light
TypePrivate
Established11 July 1981
Chairman Dr. Sivakumar Manickam
President Dr. Syed Ahsan Jamil
Principal Mr. Deepak Patankar
Administrative staff
170 teaching and 20 non-teaching staff
StudentsAround 4600
Location
Salalah
,
Dhofar
,
Oman
CampusDhariz, 18195 m²
LanguageEnglish
Colors    Navy blue & White
Nickname ISS
Affiliations CBSE, BOD of Indian Schools in Oman
Website Official website
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The Indian School Salalah is an Indian-run, self-financing, co-educational institution, primarily established to meet the academic needs of children of Indian expatriates working in the Sultanate of Oman in the Persian Gulf. [1] The school also admits children of other nationalities. The school is located in the Dahariz area, of Salalah town, in the southern governorate of Dhofar. [2]

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Affiliation, curriculum and competitive examinations

The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, India. [3] It follows textbooks prescribed by the NCERT, New Delhi. [3]

The school is structured into Kindergarten (LKG & UKG), Lower Primary (Grade 1 & 2), Primary (Grade 3 & 4), Middle School (Grade 5–8) and High School (Grade 9–12). [3]

English is the primary medium of education, and students are required to learn Hindi as a second language from class 1 to 4. Arabic, French, Malayalam, or Tamil can substitute for Hindi from grades 5-10. A third language Arabic, Tamil, Malayalam, French or Hindi is a requirement in classes 5 to 8. [3]

The school conducts All-India public exams regulated by the CBSE for classes 10 & 12. [3]

The institution also holds the Maths olympiad conducted by the Indian National Mathematics Olympiad every February. All top scorers are awarded certificates. [3] Olympiads for Maths, Science and Computer Science are conducted by the New South Wales University, Australia for classes 9th & 12th.

ISS holds the ASSET examination every year. This assessment is conducted by Educational Initiatives, India. Students of ISS also write the NGSE examination conducted by National Genius Search Foundation (NGSF), India and the NTSC Competitive Assessment. Students of class 5 to 10 also appear for the Shastra Prathibha contest conducted by Science India Forum Muscat (SIF Muscat) in association with Vijnana Bharathi.

ISS has taken part in national contests including Jhankaar Spectrum hosted by ISM, Times of Oman Quiz, Science Fiesta conducted by SIF Muscat, CBSE Oman Cluster Athletic Meet conducted by the Indian schools of Oman in association with CBSE board and Indian Embassy in Oman, Sports Fiesta, Ambassador's Ambedkar Essay Contest, SAI Essay and Poster Contest, Ambassador's Polemic Debate Challenge and National Quiz Pot.

History

The 1970s and the 1980s witnessed rapid industrial growth in Oman as a result of the oil boom. This required extra employment and the need was met mainly by Indian workers on work permit visas. This community could not bring their children with them from India as there were no Indian academic facilities available then. The Indians in Salalah organised under an Indian club and submitted a petition to the Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said al Said. He granted permission to construct a small building adjacent to the Indian Club at Haffa area in 1981. [1]

The school started with classes only until class 4 but increased it by one every year.

In 1984, the school, being close to the Sultan's Al Hosn Palace was asked to relocate to Dahariz, a new area being developed for educational institutions. The school relocated to its new campus in September 1985. [1]

The school was brought under the purview of the Ministry of private education, Oman in 1988. The ministry asked the Indian Embassy Oman to disband the old Indian Club sub committee that was managing the school until then and form an independent one consisting of prominent Indian expatriates in Salalah. [1]

The school conducted its first class 10th CBSE public exam in 1988 and the class 12th public exam in 1994. It celebrated its Silver jubilee in February 2006.

It has also received the NABET accreditation in 2022, being one of the few schools in Oman to receive it.

Facilities

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The present campus at Dahariz has 15,297 sq m of area with 6,735 sq m built up. The school maintains a turfed playground (the largest lawn amongst all Gulf Schools) and a kindergarten playpen. [4]

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The main building is in the form of a rectangle with an open air quadrangle in the centre. All rooms are airconditioned to bear the extreme summer heat. The quadrangle is used for the morning general assembly and miscellaneous functions at night. The building also houses an indoor auditorium, five broadband connected computer labs, four science labs (chemistry lab, Biology lab, Physics lab and Junior science lab), a maths lab, staff rooms, two Music rooms, a computerised general library, a canteen for teachers, a primary library, 20 Smart Board classes with Kyan multimedia, a first-aid room and an audio-visual room with multimedia facilities. [4] A new block accommodates classes LKG to grade 2.

The school has facilities for teaching non-scholastic subjects like arts, craft, music (vocal and instrumental), computer, CCA, environment and physical education. [3]

The school has about 150 classrooms to accommodate 4,000 students, with 100 plus teaching and more than 25 non-teaching staff. [1] The new block was added to the existing building in August 2010.

Activities

Houses

The school follows a "house" grouping system for conducting co-curricular activities. Each student is assigned to a house at the beginning of his/her first academic year and represents it when participating in any individual or team competition till he/she leaves the school. Victories award points to one's house. All points are added up at the end of the year and the top two houses are awarded trophies on annual day. [5]

Blue, green, red and yellow are the four house colours used respectively represent the Sapphire, Emerald, Coral and Amber respectively; are seen by coloured stripes on the uniform neck-ties of boys or on the mass drill uniforms.

Teachers are appointed as house masters and mistresses to govern the houses. The Office Bearers for every house are elected by the students and administer their oath at the Investiture Ceremony every year.

Interhouse co-curricular activities

Inter-house competitions are held throughout the academic year, consisting of :-

Clubs

Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

The school takes part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme also known as International Award For Young People (IAYP) for students from class 9 onwards. This is a scheme now spread throughout the Commonwealth and followed in India and Indian-based schools as the 'International Award For Young People'.

Scouts and Guides

The school also conducts the Scouts and Guides program in association with The Bharat Scouts and Guides from classes 5th to 8th. This program is an extra- curricular education consisting of outdoor physical activities like camping, hiking, knot tying, excursions and social services. The Scouts uniform is a deep grey shirt, navy blue pants with Scouts hat, neck kerchief and whistle while the Guides have a deep blue kurta and salvar, with neck kerchief and a campaign hat. Children from class 3 and 4 are enrolled as Cubs/ Bulbuls as a training before they enter the real senior Scouts and Guides program.

Celebrations and holidays

The teachers are given a day off on Teacher's day held on 5 September, the class 11 and 12 students are allowed to impersonate members of the faculty and teach a few classes, and conduct a grand assembly.

The school celebrates all Indian holidays with cultural festivals that are well-attended by the Salalah populace. Most of the religious and cultural festivals of India are also celebrated. The school remains closed on Omani National Holidays.

The Annual Sports Meet is held usually in November and the School Annual Day in January. The Annual Day is celebrated on a grand scale with skits, dances, choirs etc. Students are then conferred with prizes and certificates for outstanding achievements in academics and co-curricular activities for that academic year.

The school used to have regular exhibitions until 2006 which was restarted again with a large-scale exhibition in 2014, followed by one in 2024. The school also conducts Carnivals, the last one took place in 2022.

International achievements

Notable alumni

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "History". Indian school salalah. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Indian School Salalah".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Curriculum" . Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Physical Resources".
  5. ↑ "CCA Activities".
  6. ↑ Nair, Rohit (4 July 2012). "Project Green Oman". theweek . Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
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  8. ↑ "Home". energyglobe.info.

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