| Bhawani Dayal Arya College | |
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| Location | |
| Nakasi, Nausori Fiji |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Knowledge Is Power |
| Established | 1972 |
| Principal | MR mahendar pal |
| Staff | 47 |
| Grades | Form 3 - 7 |
| Number of students | 855 |
| Affiliation | Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji |
Bhawani Dayal Arya College (formerly known as Bhawani Dayal High School) is a school established in Fiji in 1972.
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Bhawani Dayal Arya College is a very large school governed by the Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji. This school is situated at Nakasi, Central, Fiji. Nausori. The current school roll is 855 it is an increase from 784 in the year 2010, with 42 teachers, 5 auxiliary staff and a culture teacher.
Bhawani Dayal Arya College when established in 1972 was known as Bhawani Dayal High School. The college is named in the memory of a great freedom fighter for Indians in South Africa, Swami Bhawani Dayal Sanyasi. Swami ji was also a great champion of Indian rights. He was born in Johannes Berg on 10 September 1892 and died on 9 May 1950.
The school was started in a temporary shed in Bhawani Dayal Memorial Primary compound with 28 students and 2 teachers. The foundation of a new building was laid by Pt. Raghwa Nand MBE (President of Arya Samaj) on 15 August 1972. The school was officially opened be the Permanent Secretary for Education, Mr Filipe Bole on 3 April 1976 with 388 students and 17 teachers.
In 1980 a new canteen and the only quarters attached to the school were constructed.
The growing population in the Nakasi area pushed the samaj to add new classrooms. The foundation for a two storey (southern wing) was laid by Mr Shiu Pal Nandan in 1981 and opened in 1983 by Dr Ahmad Ali, Minister for Education and Youth.
A very important addition to the college – the multicraft workshop was made by the Ministry of Education in 1982. Another classroom was added to this building in 1988. Currently Multi Craft has been abolished because of diminishning number of students and these buildings have been renovated to cater for Industrial Arts Department. In 1984 fotm 6 was introduced at the college and in 1989 the school was upgraded to level 1 status.
Then in 1990 the Industrial Arts Workshop was constructed. Five new classrooms together with a new toilet block was completed in 1993 (L-shaped southern wing).
In 1992 Cadet Training began but was abandoned 2 years later due to financial difficulties. In 1993 Form 7 education was introduced. The school changed its name at Silver Jubilee Celebrations in 1997.
Due to demand for intake in the school another L-shaped building in the Northern Wing (consisting of 5 classrooms and a special Hawan Room) was constructed. the pressure for admissions at form 7 level saw the completion of the central wing with 3 classrooms.
Today Bhawani Dayal Arya College has five streams each at forms 3 to 6 and two streams at form 7 level.
The 2010 external exams percentage pass are as follows:
| Subject | No. Sat | No. Passed | % Pass | Highest Mark | Lowest Mark | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 55 | 46 | 84 | 100 | 37 | 59 |
| Mathematics | 55 | 39 | 71 | 83 | 36 | 58 |
| Biology | 17 | 17 | 100 | 85 | 54 | 72 |
| Chemistry | 20 | 16 | 80 | 84 | 43 | 64 |
| Physics | 10 | 8 | 80 | 79 | 47 | 63 |
| Accounting | 35 | 27 | 77 | 75 | 31 | 58 |
| Economics | 35 | 33 | 94 | 88 | 33 | 63 |
| Computer Studies | 25 | 19 | 76 | 78 | 35 | 56 |
| Geography | 8 | 7 | 88 | 76 | 45 | 64 |
| Introduction To Technology | 3 | 3 | 100 | 69 | 50 | 61 |
| Food Technology | 9 | 9 | 100 | 80 | 50 | 64 |
| Hindi | 2 | 2 | 100 | 66 | 64 | 65 |