Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS)
| Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS), Barrackpore | |
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Palta Airforce Station, P. O. - Bengal Enamel, Palta - 743122 India | |
| Coordinates | 22°47′18″N 88°21′56″E / 22.7882°N 88.3655°E |
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| Type | Higher Secondary Educational Institute of Government of India. |
| Motto | तत् त्वं पूषण् अपावृणु ("Oh lord, remove the cover from the face of truth, so that the truth - seeker can see it.") |
| Established | 1964 |
| School board | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| School code | 1263 |
| Principal | Shri Rajib Das[1] |
| Staff | 65[2] |
| Years offered | I – XII |
| Language | English and Hindi (bilingual) |
| Houses | Shivaji (green) Tagore (blue), Ashoka (red), Raman (yellow) |
| Website | www |
Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS) is located inside the, 6 - Wing Air Force Station, Palta, Barrackpore.
History[edit]
The school was inaugurated on 15 December 1964. The first principal was S.P. Bhattacharya and the first chairman was Dr. D.M. Oka. It was then known as "Central School" and for the next few decades, it was only for the wards of the central government employees only. In the 1980s it was opened for all.
Education system[edit]
Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS) runs as per the norms of CBSE and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. The school has three divisions which are Primary (I - V), Junior Secondary (VI - VIII), and Senior Secondary (IX-XII). Each class are further divided into four sections. The school offers three streams, Humanities, Science (Computer Science / Biological Science) and Commerce at 10+2 level.
Academic session[edit]
The academic session starts from 1 April and ends on 31 March of every financial year.
References[edit]
- ^ "Staff Details". Kendriya Vidyalaya. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Kendriya Vidyalaya :: Staff". www.kvbarrackporeairforce.org. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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