Presentation Convent Senior Secondary School

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Presentation Convent Senior Secondary School
Address
Shyama Prasad Mukherji Marg

Delhi
,
110006

India
Coordinates 28°39′34″N77°14′04″E / 28.6595628°N 77.2344205°E / 28.6595628; 77.2344205
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TypePrivate,female
MottoVirtue and Labour
Established1924;95 years ago (1924)
FounderNano Nagle
StatusActive
PrincipalSr. Jyoti Thomas
GradesKG-12
Enrollment3000+
Campus Urban
HousesShraddha    ,Jyoti    ,Shanti     ,Neeti    
Nickname PCSers
Affiliation CBSE
Website http://www.pcsdelhi.in/

Presentation Convent Senior Secondary School is an ISO-certified school in Delhi, which is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education. It is known for its Environmental Management System (EMS) and Quality Management System (QMS).

Delhi Megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital

Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. It is bordered by Haryana on three sides and by Uttar Pradesh to the east. The NCT covers an area of 1,484 square kilometres (573 sq mi). According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, the second-highest in India after Mumbai, while the whole NCT's population was about 16.8 million. Delhi's urban area is now considered to extend beyond the NCT boundaries, and include the neighbouring satellite cities of Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Bahadurgarh and Sonipat in an area now called Central National Capital Region (CNCR) and had an estimated 2016 population of over 26 million people, making it the world's second-largest urban area according to the United Nations. As of 2016, recent estimates of the metro economy of its urban area have ranked Delhi either the most or second-most productive metro area of India. Delhi is the second-wealthiest city in India after Mumbai and is home to 18 billionaires and 23,000 millionaires. Delhi ranks fifth among the Indian states and union territories in human development index. Delhi has the second-highest GDP per capita in India.Furthermore, it is considered one of the world's most polluted city by particulate matter concentration.

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History

The Presentation Congregation was founded by Nano Nagle in Ireland in 1775. The pioneering efforts of this charismatic lady providing quality education, became a world phenomenon through the dedicated lives of the Presentation Sisters. After 238 years, the power of one, an individual, has stood up for her missionary movement of 'Holding the flame against the wind' and continues to grow in vision and action.

Nano Nagle Foundress of Presentation Sisters

Honora "Nano" Nagle founded the "Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary" (PBVM) in Ireland and was a pioneer of Catholic education in Ireland. She was declared venerable in the Roman Catholic Church on 31 October 2013 by Pope Francis.

The Presentation Sisters, officially the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, are a religious institute of Roman Catholic women founded in Cork, Ireland, by Venerable Nano Nagle in 1775. The Sisters of the congregation use the postnominal initials P.B.V.M.

The school in Delhi-6 was started in 1924 by Fr. Luke O.F.M. Cap. with just 13 students in a tent, under the Diocese of Shimla-Chandigarh. On 8 December 1939 Bishop Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap. invited the Presentation Sisters from Rawalpindi, Pakistan, to take over the Management of the school. The first three pioneer sisters who came to Delhi were Sr. Gabriel, Sr. Augustine and Sr. Michael. The school was co-ed and followed Cambridge syllabus and catered to children of the British garrison and railway employees. It opted for ISCE in 1963 till 1976 and later was affiliated to CBSE. Another school by the name of St. Francis Xavier's was introduced in 1950 to cater to Hindi speaking children. On 1 April 1987, there was an amalgamation of St. Francis Xavier's School and St. Theresa School under the banner of PRESENTATION CONVENT SR. SEC. SCHOOL, affiliated to CBSE.

It was one of the first schools to venture out for Open Learning System by getting it accredited to National Open School.

Activities

See also

Education in India is provided by public schools and private schools. Under various articles of the Indian Constitution, free and compulsory education is provided as a fundamental right to children between the ages of 6 and 14. The approximate ratio of public schools to private schools in India is 7:5.

Education is based on three-tier model which includes primary schools, followed by secondary schools and tertiary education at universities or other institutes of same level. Education Department of the Government of Delhi is a premier body which looks into the educational affairs.the RTE right to education also describes children from the age of 6 to 14 have to cumpulsolarily need to be educated. 25% of the schools are also reserved for the low privileged children. Tertiary education is administrated by the Directorate of Higher Education.

Central Board of Secondary Education organization

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by Union Government of India. CBSE has asked all schools affiliated to follow only NCERT curriculum. There are approximately 20,299 schools in India and 220 schools in 28 foreign countries affiliated to the CBSE.

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