| Apeejay School, Noida | |
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| Motto | 'Soaring High is my Nature' |
| Established | 1981 |
| Type | Private |
| Chairman | Dr. Stya Paul |
| Principal | Mr. N. N. Nayyar |
| Students | 2,500 |
| Grades | Nursery–12 |
| Location | NOIDA, UP, India |
| Mascot | Flying bird |
| Website | http://www.apeejay.edu/noida/home.htm |
Apeejay School Noida is a higher secondary school located in NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Apeejay Noida started in 1981 in Chilla Gaaon in East Delhi. Later, it shifted to its current campus in Sector 16-A, NOIDA which is spread over 16 acres (65,000 m2). It celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 2006, marking 25 years since its inception.
Principals have been Mr. Arora, Mr. V. K. Mathu, Mr. Prashar and Dr. Hassija.
Students of the school have represented the country at the International Informatics Olympiad. There have been some years when two students of Apeejay Noida have been a part of the Indian National Team (maximum allowed is four).[1]
The school follows a house system, where the students are divided into four houses:
The school has represented India at the International Cyber Olympiad, through teams sent by CODE, the school's computer club. The school enters basketball, football, table tennis, throw ball, volleyball, and swimming tournaments. Other activities include debating, dancing, singing, classical music, orchestra, theatre, literary events and robotics.
The school has a Prefectorial Board and a School Council. These two boards consist of students who are capable of efficiently leading the school. These boards exist at the Primary, Middle and Secondary School levels.
Primary School consists of classes from 2nd to 5th. For classes 4th and 5th, Class Representatives from the School Council are elected for each class by the students. Prefects are elected in Class V. A Head Girl and a Head Boy are elected in Class V, as the seniormost positions of the Prefectorial Board in the Primary School.
Middle School consists of classes from 6th to 8th. Class Representatives are elected from each section by the students. In Class VIII, the seniormost class in the middle school; apart from Class Representatives, School and House Prefects, Deputy Head Girl and Boy, and the Head Girl and Head Boy are also elected. For the appointment of Prefects and the Head students, an interview also takes place.
Senior School consists of classes from 9th to 12th. Head Boy, Head Girl, V-head Boy and V-head Girl are selected after a series of interviews. The Senior House prefects are chosen by the House Wardens through interviews. The Head Boy and Head Girl are chosen from class 12 and the Vice Head Boy and Vice Head Girl are selected from class 11.
The school is part of the UKIERI Scheme (UK and India Education Research Initiative). In 2007 12 students from the Apeejay school and other schools entered into a student exchange programme sponsored by the British Council, the students visited Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, a school in England. In July 2008 six UK students from Altrincham Grammar School visited the school accompanied by two teachers representing schools in Trafford. During their stay a project was conducted comparing the differences in the water supply and flooding between India and the UK.
The school has an exchange program with the Raffles School, Singapore. The visiting students from Raffles School, Singapore conducted The Green Audit with the students of Apeejay school.
| Designation | Name | |
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| 1 | Chairman | Dr. Stya Paul |
| 2 | Vice-Chairman | Mrs. Sushma Berlia |
| 3 | Principal | Mr. N. N. Nayyar |
| 4 | Vice Principal (Senior Wing) | Mrs. Supriya Srivastava |
| 5 | Vice Principal (Middle Wing) | Mr. Sharad C. Tiwari |
| 6 | In charge (Primary) | Mrs. Manju Thareja |
| 7 | In charge (Pre-Primary) | Mrs. Shaila Shahi |
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