The Army Public School is a public

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, India. The school is run by the

Army Welfare Education Society Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) manages and ensures proper education facilities to children of Indian Army personnel through Local Military Authorities. Established in 1983, the society has its office at Shankar Vihar, Delhi Cantonmen ...

(AWES) and is affiliated with the

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. Army Public School educates over 1,200 students in Grades I to XII with Science, Commerce and Humanities streams.

History

The school was founded on 3 June 1993, as a

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, having classes in Grades I to V. Grades VI-IX were added for 1995–96. In April 1996, the school was upgraded to Grade X. The Senior Secondary level (Grades XI and XII) was added from the academic session 2003–04. The new building was inaugurated, in April 2007, by Lt. Gen. CKS Sabu.

Houses

There are four houses: * Gandhi (Yellow) * Nehru (Red) * Shastri (Green) * Tagore (Blue)

Facilities

The school has a range of facilities: * Two basketball courts * Physics, Chemistry, Biology labs * One football ground * One hockey ground * Two badminton courts * Two volleyball courts * Auditorium * Library *Two computer labs * Music room * Science Park * Herbal garden * Junior playground * Smart Class Facility

Streams after Grade X

External links

* Indian Army Public Schools Primary schools in West Bengal High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal Schools in Jalpaiguri district Educational institutions established in 1993 1993 establishments in West Bengal {{WestBengal-school-stub