Utpal Shanghvi Global School (USGS) is a
private school in J.V.P.D Scheme area of,
Juhu,
Mumbai, India. The school follows the
SSC state board syllabus and the
Cambridge University certified
IGCSE syllabus. In 1994, the school was first in India to get
ISO 9001 certification. It also offers the International Baccalaureate curriculum.
Foundation
Utpal Shanghvi Global School is managed by Juhu Parle Education Society and started in June 1982, with pre-primary and primary divisions following the
Maharashtra state board. The secondary section of the school commenced the following year in June 1983. The curriculum of
International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) developed by
Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) was introduced in 2005.
Extra-curricular activities
The school celebrates its annual function day, Blitzing, in December every year. In 2017, around 3000 people, being the school's staff, students, and their parents, arranged and participated in a cleanliness drive on
Children's Day supporting the
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, or Clean India Mission is a country-wide campaign initiated by the Government of India in 2014 to eliminate open defecation and improve solid waste management. It is a restructured version of ...
. Various students of the school have represented in sports competitions on state, national and international levels in table tennis, badminton, judo, and football.
Ranking
The school became the first Indian school to receive
ISO 9001 certification in 1994. In 2011, student Payoshaa Shah received the
Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarship
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. It also received the
International School Award by
British Council for 2015–16. The school has been ranked as 8th and 6th in the
Mumbai Western suburbs region by ''
Hindustan Times'' in the years 2016 and 2017 respectively.
In 2019, around 23% students of the 170 who appeared for the
International General Certificate of Secondary Education secured above 90% marks. The principal of school, Rakhi Mukherjee, noted that the school's average was 84% marks in the IGCSE exams and that all students first class and above. Reports of students securing top ranks in IGCSE exams have been covered in national level newspapers.
Notable alumni and faculty
; Alumni
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Aditya Narayan, singer, actor, TV show host
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Shriya Pilgaonkar, actress
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Vatsal Sheth, actor
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Pushtiie Shakti, actor
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Adhyayan Suman
Adhyayan Suman (born 13 January 1988) is an Indian actor and singer who appears in Hindi language films. He debuted in 2008 with '' Haal–e–dil''. His second film was ''Raaz – The Mystery Continues'' was a semi-hit. Suman's was praised fo ...
, actor (son of actor
Shekhar Suman )
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Yaashna Bhalekar, cricketer
; Faculty
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Jyoti Gauba, teacher turned actress, taught mathematics at school.
References
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Educational institutions established in 1982
Schools in Mumbai
Private schools in Mumbai
1982 establishments in Maharashtra