Vasant Vihar High School

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Vasant Vihar High School and Jr College
वसंत विहार उच्च विद्यालय आणि कनिष्ट महाविदयालय
Address
2nd Pokhran Road

Vasant Vihar

,
400610

India
Information
School typePrivate
Mottoविद्या विनयेन शोभते (romanised : vidhya vinayen shobhate)
(Knowledge Shines by Humbleness)
Founded02-07-1990
FounderGoenka And Associates Educational Trust (G.A.E.T)
School board ICSE
PrincipalMrs. Geeta Nair
Gender Co-education
LanguageEnglish
HousesDelphini (previously Blue), Ursa (previously Green), Aquilae (previously Red) and Tigris (previously Yellow).
Website www.vvhs.edu.in

Vasant Vihar High School

Vihar High School and Jr College (VVHS) is a private, co-educational, day school in Vasant Vihar, Thane, Maharashtra, India. It was established in 1990 by Goenka and Associates Educational Trust. The school has 7,500 pupils from kindergarten to grade 12. [1] The medium of instruction is English. It is affiliated to the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and the junior college is affiliated to the Indian School Certificate. The ICSE curriculum is followed from Grade I to Grade X and ISC curriculum from Grade XI to Grade XII

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VVHS is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations [2] It has 150 teachers [3] and provides facilities for special children with disabilities ranging from cerebral palsy to dyslexia and other learning disorders.

Vasant Vihar High School was started in 1990 with 35 students in the Amrapali Shopping Arcade with four staff.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. "About The School". Vasant Vihar High School & Junior College. GAET. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  2. Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
  3. "Teachers". Vasant Vihar High School & Junior College. GAET. Retrieved 23 April 2012.