Desouza's School, Rourkela

Desouza's School is a private Indian school in Sector-2 of Rourkela, Odisha. Established in 1958, it is affiliated to the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and the Indian School Certificate (ISC).

DeSouza's School
Location
[[Rourkela], [sector-2],[Hill Rd]]

Odisha

India
Coordinates22.2395°N 84.8816°E / 22.2395; 84.8816
Information
Type
  • Private
  • Primary,
  • Middle
  • Secondary
Motto" Born for greater things "
Established1958 (1958)
School districtSundergarh
ChairpersonMr.Alexander Desouza and Mrs.Annabell Desouza
PrincipalMr.Alexander Desouza[1]
Staff80 approx
Number of students4,00
ClassesPre-nursery to class XII
CampusOne acres
AffiliationCouncil for the Indian School Certificate Examinations

In the heart of the Durgapur Hills of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, the school was a private initiative by academician Anne DeSouza and armyman Captain John A. DeSouza.

Courses
School corridor

The school offers kindergarten, primary, middle and secondary education. With Classes I to XII having science and commerce courses stream at the senior secondary level, the school prepares the students for the ICSE and ISC examinations.

The school has a primary resource room, science laboratories, computer rooms with television, LCD and overhead projector facilities, playgrounds and gardens and a library.

Facilities

The student facilities include:

  • science lab with the latest scientific appliances in the labs of physics, chemistry and biology. It has the best chemistry of Rourkela among all the schools.
  • computer lab with latest trends and technologies
  • audiovisual room for presentation of subjects using LCD projectors and latest-edition educational CDs and DVDs
  • auditorium that has a seating capacity of nearly 800 people

Co-curricular activities
  • value education with orientation sessions
  • extracurricular activities includes music, painting and drawing, debates, elocution, quizzes, and classical dance for overall development of the student's learning process
  • National Cadet Corps — under the 9th Odisha Battalion — provides qualities of leadership, discipline in the students (cadets attend camps to improve their skills)

Campus
Basketball ground

The school is on a six-acre campus at the foot of the hills of Sector-2 and is near Indira Gandhi Park, Gayatri Temple and Sushilavati Government Women's College.

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See also

References
  1. Staff (undated). "Executive Committee Members". Association of Odisha ICSE Schools. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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