Delhi Public School, Bokaro

Delhi Public School, Bokaro Steel City, or DPS Bokaro, was established on 2 July 1987[1] as an English medium co-educational school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India.[2] The school is run by the Delhi Public School Society, New Delhi, a non-profit making society. Dr. M S Tyagi was the first principal of the school and then Dr. Hemlata S Mohan. Mr. Awanindra Singh Gangwar is the current Principal. The school motto is Service Before Self. It has recently been awarded Jharkhand's Best School and is among the only two schools in South Asia to be chosen by Goethe institute for additional support in German language.

Delhi Public School, Bokaro Steel City
Location
Bokaro
,
Jharkhand

India
Coordinates23.671535°N 86.1493949°E / 23.671535; 86.1493949
Information
TypePrivate School
MottoService Before Self
Established2 July 1987
FounderM.S. Tyagi
PrincipalAwanindra Singh Gangwar
Number of students3700 +
CampusUrban
Colour(s)Green and white   
AffiliationsCentral Board of Secondary Education, Delhi Public School Society
AcronymDPS
Websitewww.dpsbokaro.com

School campus

The school has two campuses in the town. The Junior Wing has students from Nursery to class 5th, and is located in Sector V. The Senior Wing is for students from classes 6th to 12th. It is located in the heart of the city over a couple of acres in Sector IV. [3]

Facilities
Library

The school has library facilities in both the buildings of the school. The facility is available to students of the school during the school hours. All classes are provided with at least one library period per week.

Computer centre

There are computer labs in both wings of the school. In the senior school's 'Steve Jobs labs' all computers are interconnected with LAN and WLAN. Computer education is provided from class I onwards.

High speed (broadband) Internet and email facilities are available in the school. All students of classes VI to XII have access to these facilities. Interactive Voice Response system enables parents to know about their wards, on an automated telephone system. Interactive Smart Board enabled Class from Nursery to XII.

Laboratories

The school laboratories include physics lab, chemistry lab, biology lab, language lab, quiz lab, maths lab, audio – visual hall, social science lab, photography lab, and eco club.

Games and sports
  • The campus includes a full-sized playground with football field, cricket pitches for net practices, volleyball courts, basketball courts, kho-kho and kabaddi courts. There are sand-pits, swing, slides and see-saws for the primary students. There is also a swimming pool for students of class 3 to 12
  • There is a gymnasium 'Hercules' for work-outs and exercises.
  • Table tennis, billiards and carrom are available above the group discussion room.
  • The school has a roller skating rink.
  • The school has indoor badminton courts.
  • A swimming pool has been built at the place of the old volleyball court.
  • Every year the school celebrates its annual sports day. The school invites dignitaries to their sports day like the Governor of Jharkhand.
Transport

The school has its own buses. All buses run on specified routes and covers the city area and the neighbouring Chas.

Sick rooms

There are sick rooms in both the wings of the school. A trained nurse attends to sick children and provides first aid in case of an emergency. An annual medical checkup of the students is done in the clinic.

The campus neighbours are St. Mary's School, DAV Public School and Laxmi Market.

Deepansh Shiksha Kendra

It was established on 2 July 1998 for providing education to the underprivileged children of nearby slums.

Koshish Vocational Center

Koshish Vocational Center enables mothers of students of Deepansh to learn skills that will help them earn a livelihood. The school has sewing machines and a professional staff to teach them the skills of designing and tailoring. The women will graduate with a sewing course certificate.

Kurra Village School

Kurra village nestles amongst the sloping meadows 20 km away from Bokaro Steel City. Kurra Village School was adopted by DPS for academic purposes.

Foreign Language- The school also provides the education of foreign languages, French and German to its students of classes 6 to 8.

Synchro Classes-

This Facility is great for students as it let students to a lot of self study and can get some leisure time. It saves time 5 to 6 hours which is consumed during iit coaching which the school provides during school hours. As it has tied up with Mentors Eduserv

Achievements
  • In 2012 Delhi Public School, Bokaro emerged as the best performing school of Bokaro when 64.3% of its students appearing in the school final examination obtained 10 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) in all five subjects.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Delhi Public School, Bokaro".
  2. "Delhi Public School (DPS)".
  3. "Contact Us @dps bokaro".
  4. "DPS family carves a niche in Jharkhand with brilliant results". Times of India. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
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