Our Lady of Fatima Secondary School, Aligarh

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Our Lady of Fatima Secondary School
The School's Logo
The School's Logo
Absorb and Radiate
Location
Ramghat road, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 27.88° N 78.08° E
IND
Information
Affiliation(s) CBSE
Principal Sister Sophie
Type Private
Grades Playgroup - Grade 10
Established 1968
The School Stage for hosting functions etc.
The School Stage for hosting functions etc.

It is a Catholic school affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education board. It is located at Ramghat road, Aligarh, India.


It was established in 1968 and was the only English medium school during that time in Aligarh. It is managed by Catholic missionary nuns, who are known for their simple life and selfless service to humanity. It has maintained a high standard in teaching and learning disciplines all these years.
It has produced many outstanding students who later received higher qualifications and excelled in their respective fields.

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[edit] Curriculum

students enjoying lunch during recess hour
students enjoying lunch during recess hour

The academic curriculum includes Mathematics, English Language, History and Civics, Geography, Economics, Science, Art, Craft, Hindi, Urdu and Sanskrit (up to Class VIII), Health education, Computer Studies, Moral Science and Physical Health Education.

Class 10 students are prepared for the Central Board of Secondary Education. They sit for Pre-board examination before the CBSE conducted examinations. The books are published by National Council of Educational Research and Training.

[edit] Extracurricular activities

  • Games and sports

There are many sports activities available for students which are promoted by the staff. Besides the mandatory Physical Health Education class (also known as Games period), students also go to school during the evening to participate in the games and sports. Many such activities include cricket, soccer, soft ball, basketball, volleyball etc.Besides this there is also provision for table tennis,badminton,karate training,music(vocal n instrumental), n loads of other activities as well! Students of the school are known over the years to win many awards both at the state and National level.

  • Intellectual skills and competitions

Students actively participate in Science and General knowledge quizzes held among the local schools. Some of the popular competitions are held by National Talent Search Examination and University of New south Wales competition [1]. Other competitions are also regularly held in debating, elocution, Dramatics and creative writing for honing the intellectual skills of the students.

[edit] Dress code

Dress code is blue skirt or pants and white shirt. However, blue shalwar has become mandatory after 8th standard.

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