The Frank Anthony Public School in
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
,
India
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, is a co-educational school imparting primary, secondary and senior secondary education.
The foundation stone of the school was laid by
Anglo-Indian leader, social activist and educationist
Frank Anthony
Frank Anthony (25 September 1908 – 3 December 1993) was a leader of the Anglo-Indian community in India, and was until his death their nominated representative in the Parliament of India except 6th and 9th Lok Sabha. He served as the presi ...
on 27 January 1965 with Mr. Raymonds as its first Principal, followed by Mr. G.W.Flynn.
The Frank Anthony Public School, Kolkata is one of the three Frank Anthony Public Schools started by Frank Anthony in
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
,
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
and Kolkata.
The school is under the management of the All India Anglo-Indian Education Trust. The courses of study and the scheme of work at the school are those leading to the
Indian School Certificate
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(ISC) and the
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
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(ICSE) examinations. The school is located at 171
AJC Bose Road in the city of
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
and is open to children from all creeds and communities.
The school is presided over by Principal Ian Theodore Myers.
Terms
There are two academic terms in the year:
* First Term (April to early September) which concludes with the Half-Yearly examinations.
* Second Term (September to early April) with the academic year culminating with Final examinations.
The school gives month long summer and winter vacations ( from mid-May to mid-June and mid-December to mid-January respectively).
See also
*
The Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore
*
The Frank Anthony Public School, New Delhi
The Frank Anthony Public School (often abbreviated as 'FAPS') is a public day-school in New Delhi, India, for students ranging from 3–18 years.
The school is coeducational and has more than 3600 boys and girls on the rolls from classes Nurser ...
References
External links
Fapsian Reunited (alumni website)
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Primary schools in West Bengal
High schools and secondary schools in Kolkata
Educational institutions established in 1965
1965 establishments in West Bengal