Delhi Public School, Faridabad is a

School A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compuls ...

in Sector 19,

Faridabad Faridabad is the most populous city in the Indian state of Haryana and a part of Delhi National Capital Region. It is one of the major satellite cities around Delhi and is located 284 kilometres south of the state capital Chandigarh. The ri ...

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...

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founded on 10 July 1995.

History

DPS Faridabad was founded by Shri U.S. Verma in 1995 at Sector 19, Faridabad.

Infrastructure

DPS Faridabad covers an area of 8 acres (32,000 m²) and includes a hostel, a playing field, a canteen, an open-air theatre, gardens, and a school building. The School has a SIS (student information system) Department for effective digital information and communication. The school has installed a solar power plant on its rooftop to meet all of its power requirements and even supplies electricity to the Haryana Government. The school currently enrolls over 4000 students as day scholars and hostelers and conducts classes from preschool to senior secondary level. It also conducts a social responsibility programme called DPS Shiksha Kendra for underprivileged children, providing them with equipment such as books, stationery and uniforms as well as education. It is managed by

Delhi Public School Society The Delhi Public School Society or DPS Society is a chain of schools. The descriptor "Public School" references the model of the long-established public schools in the United Kingdom. The Delhi Public School Society is the administrative aut ...

. The school has tie-up with

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-based company for their app Northstar to ensure child safety by tracking their movement to and from school. All transports are highly equipped with CCTV cameras for surveillance.

Sports

DPS Faridabad participates in regional athletics competitions.

Notable alumni

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, India cricketer *

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, Indian Youtuber.

Court case

Delhi Public School, Faridabad vs State of Haryana and Others on 22 April 2015 resulted in the reinstatement of the falsely charged principal Anil Kumar after a period of 8 years.

References

External links

Official website
Delhi Public School Society Schools in Faridabad Educational institutions established in 1995 1995 establishments in Haryana {{Haryana-school-stub