Sri Pratap Higher Secondary School

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Sri Pratap Higher Secondary School
Location
MA Road, Kothi Bagh, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Ad Athera Tendens"
Established1874;150 years ago (1874)
Founders Maharaja Ranbir Singh
Sir Pratap Singh
PrincipalNisar Ahmad Ahanger
GenderBoys only
LanguageEnglish
CampusUrban
SportsFootball, hockey, Cricket, Volleyball etc.
Affiliation Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education

Sri Pratap Higher Secondary is an all-boys school located at M.A. Road, Srinagar. It is one of the oldest school in Srinagar, locally known as S.P school. It was established in 1874 by the King of Jammu and Kashmir himself, Maharaja Ranbir Singh and is named after his successor Sri Pratap Singh. The school has risen from ranks starting as a middIe school then a high school after that becoming a higher secondary school and being elevated to the status of Model School by the state government. It is a selective school that offers admission on the basis of merit . The school has produced a line of distinguished alumni. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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History

Sri Pratap Higher Secondary School has history of 147 years. The school was established in 1874. Ranbir Singh was the first Dogra ruler who took interest in the advancement of education in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. In 1874, two schools were opened in the twin cities of Jammu and Srinagar. The schools were named as Ranbir High School Jammu and Srinagar Middle School. The Srinagar Middle School taught primary subjects of Sanskrit and Persian, however not as a regular system. The subjects were taught in the same way as in Maktabs and Chat halls. There was a separate department of teaching Arabic to Muslim students. In 1883 there were 450 boys on its roll.

It was with the advent of the reign of Sri Pratap Singh of Jammu and Kashmir in 1885 AD that modern education in the State took shape. Dr. A.K. Mitra (Superintendent of Schools) known as the father of education in Kashmir, zealously worked for the upliftment of Kashmiris and raised the status of Srinagar Schools to a full-fledged Anglo Vernacular School, introducing English and imparting instructions according to Panjab University Curriculum. In 1891, the school was raised the status of Srinagar High School and was later on called Sri Pratap High School.

The Commerce Block Commerce & Arts Block.JPG
The Commerce Block

In 1912 AD S.P. School was reorganized and a postgraduate was appointed as the Head Master along with two trained graduates as teaching assistants. In 1913-1914 provision of teaching science and drawing subjects was introduced in the school. Later in 1921 Physical Education was introduced with accompaniment of music. In 1949-50 AD Mr. M.M. Kazim, the then Director School Education called a conference on social education and discussed the reorganisation of schools in Jammu & Kashmir state. On the recommendation of the conference, S.P. High School was elevated to S.P. Higher Secondary School as was affiliated to J&K University. At the same time crafts like wood carving, paper mache, embroidery, spinning and weaving were introduced in the school.

In 2015, the school was raised to the status of "Model School" by the State Government, Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed inaugurated the school as Model School on 14 September 2015. [5]


List Of Principal Of SP Higher Secondary School

No.Name Of The PrincipalPeriod of officeLength of term
1M M Kazim1 January 19696 May 19712 years, 125 days
2Peerzada Gh Rasool6 May 19713 August 19754 years, 89 days
3Gh Ali Salmani3 August 197512 August 19783 years, 9 days
4Peerzada Gh Mohammad12 August 19785 July 19823 years, 327 days
5Ali Mohammad Mir5 July 19828 February 19885 years, 218 days
6Bansi Lal Labroo8 February 19885 December 19891 year, 300 days
7Muzaffar Ahmad5 December 19894 December 19911 year, 364 days
8Mohammad Siddiq Beigh4 December 19912 February 19931 year, 60 days
9Mohammad Asim Qadri2 February 199314 July 19941 year, 162 days
10Abdul Hamid Qadri14 July 19948 September 19951 year, 25 days
11Gh Rasool Wani8 September 19955 May 20004 years, 240 days
12Syed Qasim5 May 200012 December 20022 years, 221 days
13Irshad Anwar12 December 20022 November 20063 years, 325 days
14Gh Hussain Malik2 November 200630 December 20071 year, 58 days
15Abdul Khaliq Dar1 January 20081 January 20113 years, 0 days
16Bashir Ahmad Darzi1 January 20115 May 20143 years, 124 days
17Javaid Ahmad Darzi5 May 20148 June 20151 year, 34 days
18Riyaz Ahmad Darzi8 June 201514 March 2016280 days
19Afifa Syed Qureshi14 March 20168 March 2017359 days
20Riyaz Ahmad Siddiqi8 March 20171 June 20214 years, 85 days
21Nisar Ahmad Ahanger1 June 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 226 days

Location

The school is situated at M.A Road, Kothi Bagh, central area of Srinagar city in the capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

Departments

The school has four departments. The activities of the departments are looked over by Heads Of Departments.

Departments
Science
Arts
Commerce
Humanities

Houses

Notable alumni

Laboratory

The school has laboratory facilities for Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Biotechnology and Biochemistry.

Smart class

The school has established two smart class rooms with internet connectivity where in students of all the classes and all streams get chance to learn once in a week according to a time schedule.

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  4. ↑ "Presentation convent - Google Search".
  5. ↑ "Welcome to Sri Pratap Higher Secondary School".

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