The Hyderabad Public School, Ramanthapur

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The Hyderabad Public School, Ramanthapur
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The Hyderabad Public School, Ramanthapur

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500013

India
Coordinates 17°23′59″N78°32′11″E / 17.3996045°N 78.5362976°E / 17.3996045; 78.5362976
Information
Type Public
MottoBe Vigilant
Established1972
PrincipalDr.Narsimha Reddy
Faculty100
Number of students2300
Area40 acres
Affiliation Central Board of Secondary Education
Emblem"Shaheen" - The Eagle
School SongGod Bless The School
School Magazine"Shaheen" (Annually)
School Newsletter"Eaglet" (Quarterly)
Online Magazine"Musings"
Website http://hpsramanthapur.org

The Hyderabad Public School is located in Ramanthapur, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

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The school was established in 1972. It is a branch of Hyderabad Public School located at Begumpet. It has over 2300 students in grades PP1 through 12; teaching is in English. The teacher student ratio is 1:23. The school is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and is a member of Indian Public Schools’ Conference. Admission into the school is through a recently introduced system of drawing lots. The school is an ethical, non-profitable, co-educational institution.

History

In 1972, The Hyderabad Public School Society realized the need for another public school. By resolution of the Board of Governors, the society decided to start a new unit. The Late Sri T.B.V. Subhramanyam was entrusted with the project and was appointed the founder principal. Thus a new unit of the Hyderabad Public School came into existence in a rented building at Panjagutta. Later, the Osmania University leased out 40 acres (16 ha) (+20 acres for conservation purpose) of land in at Ramanthapur and the school was shifted to its present site.

Facilities

The school has nine main buildings: the administrative block accommodates the accounts office and the clerical staff, a two storied main academic block, the Principal’s academic office, the Vice-Principal’s office, the staff room, the assembly hall, laboratories, workshop areas, activity rooms and class rooms.

The school is co-ed (since 1986). The boarding facilities are offered for boys only.

There is a 25-bed dispensary, physics, chemistry, biology, and computer laboratories alongside a Mathematics lab.

Divisions

Each class has five sections A, B, C, D,E and F(Only till 5 class)

Sports and extra-curricular activities

The school in a 40-acre (160,000 m2) closed campus has playgrounds for cricket, hockey, basketball, football, volleyball, badminton, kabaddi, tennis, tennikoit and table tennis. There is a children’s park near the primary wing and parallel bars adjacent to the boarding house.

Societies include the Science Club, the History Society, the Geography Society, the Debating Societies in English, Hindi and Telugu, the Quiz Contest Conclave and Gyaneshwar the Dramatics Society. The children function as the secretaries of the societies under the guidance of the teachers as chairman.

Investiture ceremony and Sports Day are held annually.

School ceremonies and traditions

Management

The Hyderabad Public School is managed by the Hyderabad Public School Society through its Board of Governors. The Board of Governors comprises:

The Executive Body of the Managing Committee of H.P.S. Society also constitutes the Executive Body of the Board of Governors of H.P.S.

The House system

The student body is divided into four houses named after famous Empires:

The prefectorial system

The prefectorial system is a tradition of the school. A body of students is invested (in a grand investiture ceremony which includes a parade) with its powers and privileges. The heads of the student body are the Head Boy and Head Girl.

Notable alumni

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