Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan
Coordinates: 28°36′1″N 77°10′9″E / 28.60028°N 77.16917°E
The Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan (TAPS) is a public school located at Delhi, India. It is operated under Indian Army supervision under the aegis of Indian Army welfare Education society (AWES). The school was founded in 1953 and has about 6000 students.
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History
In May 1953, the residents of the Maulana Azad Road Officers' Hostel started the institution following the public school pattern, with 21 children and two teachers and named as the Defence Services Public School.
The school was extended to eighth standard in July 1959, when it received recognition by the Directorate of Education, Delhi. Soon ugraded to the XI standard, it was affiliated to the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate.
The school was renamed as 'Army Public School' in 1976. Later, the school received affiliation to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
It shifted to its present location on the Ridge Road in July 1970, occupying 31 acres of land.
Structure
The school has an area of over 33 acres (130,000 m2), which includes a number of sports grounds. The school has four wings and one auditorium:
- Main Block (Secondary Wing - class VI to X)
- Malhotra Block (Senior Secondary Wing - class XI and XII)
- Primary Wing (Class I to V)
- Activity Wing (activity rooms, computer lab, bank, MI room, book and uniform shop)
- Raina auditorium
The school has three cafeterias, a children's science park, and a hostel for boys known as ridgewood hostel which is quite famous in south campus for its unity and strength. It has six basketball courts, two football field and one hockey field, two tennis courts, two volleyball courts, a huge slide, a gym, a bank, and lots more.
Magazines and publications
Students publish an annual magazine called 'Aviral'. It contains articles on various school events of the past year, literary works from students of all standards and achievements, and accolades received by students and school staff in the past year. The name 'Record' was changed to 'Aviral' in 2004. The school also publishes a number of newsletters every year and also contributes to newspapers and other magazines in India.
Notable alumni
The students and alumni of the school are referred to as "Tapsites"
- Sunil Chettri, Indian Football player and National Team Captain
- Anuj Nayyar, War Hero and Mahavir Chakra recipient
- Suparno Satpathy, Noted Socio-Political-Cultural leader
- Ritu Beri, Famous Designer
- Manpreet Brar, Model, Miss India, and Miss Universe Runner Up, 1995
- Chetan Bhagat, Writer
- Vijayant Thapar, War Hero and Vir Chakra Awardee
- Gautam Rode, Actor
- Nishit Saran, Gay Rights Activist
- Rahul Kanwal, Executive Director, Headlines Today
- Naveen MV, Managing Director, First Agro