Delhi Public School, Bokaro
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| Delhi Public School, Bokaro | |
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| Coordinates | 23°40′18″N 86°08′58″E / 23.671535°N 86.1493949°E |
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| Type | Private School |
| Motto | Service Before Self |
| Established | 2 July 1987 |
| Founder | Dr. M. S. Tyagi |
| Principal | Dr. Awanindra Singh Gangwar |
| Number of students | 3700 + |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Green and white |
| Affiliations | Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi Public School Society |
| Acronym | DPS |
| Website | www |
Delhi Public School, Bokaro Steel City, or DPS Bokaro, was established on 2 July 1987[1] as an English medium co-educational school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India.[2] The school is run by the Delhi Public School Society, New Delhi, an educational society. Dr. M. S. Tyagi was the first principal of the school, followed by Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan. Dr. Awanindra Singh Gangwar is the current principal.
School campus
[edit]The school has two campuses in the town. The Junior Wing has students from Pre-Nursery to class 5th and is located in Sector V. The Senior Wing caters to students from classes 6th to 12th and is located in the heart of the city and is spread over a couple of acres in Sector IV. [3]
Facilities
[edit]- Library
The school has library facilities in both the buildings of the school. The facility is available to students of the school during the school hours. All classes are provided with at least one library period per week. There is ample seating area and the library is an old-school wooden library that has all the selected titles that cater to primary and secondary wing students' interests. All genres are available: comics, drama, fiction, non-fiction, reference books, travel, all major English and vernacular newspapers, national and international magazines pertaining to polity, sports, automobiles and economy.
- Auditorium
The junior and senior wing house full-size auditoriums that cater to major arts and culture related events. The senior wing auditorium is housed within the building and the stage is exquisitely designed to host artists and dramatics from around India. The facility is complete with separate rooms for vocal music, instrumental music and dance in the basement of the auditorium. The facility is fully air-conditioned.
- Computer centre
There are computer labs in both wings of the school. In the senior school, all the computers are interconnected with LAN and WLAN. Computer education is provided from class I onwards.
High speed (broadband) Internet and email facilities are available in the school. All students(only a select few bright students) of classes VI to XII have access to these facilities. Interactive Smart Board enabled Class from Pre-Nursery to XII.
- Laboratories
The school laboratories include Physics lab, Chemistry lab, Biology lab, Language lab, Quiz lab, Mathematics lab, audio – visual hall, Social Sciences lab, Photography lab and Eco Club.
- Games and sports
- The campus (Senior Wing in Sector 4) includes a full-sized playground with football field, cricket pitches for net practices, swimming pool, skating rink cum badminton court, volleyball courts, basketball courts, kho-kho and kabaddi courts.
- The primary wing (Sector 5) also has a full fledged football ground, cricket pitches and basketball court. Separately, there are sand-pits, swing, slides and see-saws for the primary students.
- Swimming pool can be accessed by students from class 3 onwards.
- There is a gymnasium for training school athletes.
- Table tennis, billiards and carom available in a separate board games' room.
- The school has a big roller skating rink.
- Every year the school celebrates its annual sports day. The school invites dignitaries like the Governor of Jharkhand, Bureaucrats of the state, High Court Justices, District Judges, etc. to their sports day meet.
- Transport
The school has its own buses. All buses run on specified routes and covers the SAIL township area and the neighboring Chas.
- Sick rooms
There are sick rooms in both the wings of the school. A trained nurse attends to sick children and provides first aid in case of an emergency. An annual medical checkup of the students is done in the clinic equipped with hi-end first aid equipment, ambulance services available for severe Injuries.
The campus neighbors are St. Mary's School, DAV Public School, Laxmi Market and Bokaro General Hospital.
- Deepansh Shiksha Kendra
It was established on 2 July 1998 for providing education to the underprivileged children of nearby slums.
- Koshish Vocational Center
Koshish Vocational Center enables mothers of students of Deepansh to learn skills that will help them earn a livelihood. The school has sewing machines and a professional staff to teach them the skills of designing and tailoring. The women will graduate with a sewing course certificate.
- Foreign Language-
The school also provides the education and training in French and German to its students from classes 6 to 8.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Raj Kumar Gupta, Film director of No One Killed Jessica, Aamir and Raid[4]
- Neelkanth Mishra, Chief Economist, Axis Bank; Head of Global Research (and member of the board), Axis Capital; Member, Advisory Council, 15th Finance Commission, Government of India
