National Public School, Indiranagar

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National Public School, Indiranagar

Motto	Reach Out, Reach High, Reach Beyond!
Established	1982
Chairman	Dr. K. P. Gopalkrishna
Principal	Ms. Shantha Chandran
Location	Bangalore, India
Enrollment	1600

National Public School, Indiranagar, Bangalore (NPS) was established as an independent educational entity in 1980. It had earlier been an extension to its sister concern, National Public School, Rajajinagar. The one acre campus is located in HAL 2nd Stage, Indiranagar.

The National Education Trust, operates National Public Schools in Indiranagar, Rajajinagar and Koramangala, Bangalore in addition to the National Academy For Learning (NAFL), National Hill View Public School, Bangalore and The International School Bangalore (TISB).

1 About the School
2 Academic standards
3 The Houses
4 Facilities
5 Faculty
6 Student Government
7 School Events
8 See also
9 External links
10 References

[edit] About the School

The school is an English medium co-educational school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Government of India and follows the 10+2 educational pattern. The School runs two early learning programs, the Montessori and Kindergarten systems. At the senior secondary level, students are offered the option of studying either Science or Commerce. Each grade level has three sections, each comprising no more than 45 students. In the annual Outlook Magazine ratings, the school was placed second in the city and fifth in the nation. ^[1]

[edit] Academic standards

Every year, the school produces 100% distinction results in the AISSE and AISSCE examinations, with the highest aggregates often crossing 98%. Many students enter the Indian Institutes of Technology, NLSIU, Shri Ram College of Commerce and St. Stephen's College each year. A few "NPSites" have won international awards in environmental sciences, ^[2] ^[3], neurological sciences ^[4], and international olympiads ^[5] At the national and city level, students consistently excel in quizzing ^[6] ^[7], debating ^[8] and creative writing events ^[9].

[edit] The Houses

Students are admitted to one of four houses:

Challengers
Explorers
Pioneers
Voyagers

Each house has its distinct identity and house heritage. The Challengers, in their scarlet, aim "To strive, to seek, to find but not to yield" (a line written by Lord Alfred Tennyson). The Explorers, dressed in purple, "Endeavour to Reach Beyond". The Pioneers, in amber, are "The light that always shows, the spark that always glows". The Voyagers, in sky blue, proclaim "Vigour, Valour, Victory". The winner of the House Cup each year is determined on the basis of results of a number of activities, including quizzing, debating, writing, singing, dancing, and games and athletics. In the past five years, each of the four houses has laid their hands on the trophy once.

[edit] Facilities

The school is divided into three academic blocks. The school has a Science lab for the seniors and juniors, housing separate sections for the Physics, Chemistry and Biology Departments. The Computer Science lab consists of over 150 computers. In addition, the school has a Library. The school's sports program includes volleyball, throwball, basketball in addition to track and field events.

[edit] Faculty

The school has a faculty of about 200.

Chairman, National Education Trust: Dr. K. P. Gopalakrishna
Associate Principal: Mrs. Shantha Chandran

[edit] Student Government

Each year, the faculty members nominate a student body to govern individual clubs and associations. Students of Grades XI and XII are eligible for the posts of School Prefect / Vice Prefect, Sports Captain / Vice Captain and House Captains / Vice Captains. The School follows a Prefectorial system wherein one student is handed charge of the student body. A few students of Grades IX to XII are elected to preside over clubs. Clubs include Science, Mathematics, Computers, Literary, Commerce, Performing Arts, Fine Arts, Music, Quizzing and the News Desk. The overall student government body comprises close to 60 members and is reigned in at an official Investiture Ceremony.

[edit] School Events

The school each year organises one inter-school festival as well as an intra-school event. Among inter-school festivals, the school conducts "Innowaves", a competition aimed at recognising non-commercial talent, "Engenius", a language skills fest aimed at secondary school students and "Mathtrix", a test of numbers and mindgames. The school also conducts a number of intra-school events, such as the Sports Day, with its drills and marchpast, the Annual Cultural Day, which stages dramas and enactments by all students of the school, and Milestones, an event where students construct scientific models or computer programs and exhibit the same to parents. A week-long celebration for the school's silver jubilee took place in January 2007. In addition, each year the School organises a Graduation Day programme to bid adieu to the matriculating students.