Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS)

Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS) is located inside the, 6 - Wing Air Force Station, Palta, Barrackpore.

Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS), Barrackpore
Address
Palta Airforce Station, P. O. - Bengal Enamel, Palta - 743122

Barrackpore
,
West Bengal

India
Coordinates22.7882°N 88.3655°E / 22.7882; 88.3655
Information
TypeHigher Secondary Educational Institute of Government of India.
Mottoतत् त्वं पूषण् अपावृणु
("Oh lord, remove the cover from the face of truth, so that the truth - seeker can see it.")
Established1964
School boardCentral Board of Secondary Education
School code1263
PrincipalShri Prakash Chandra Mohapatra[1]
HeadmistressMrs. Puspica Barla[2]
Staff65[3]
Years offeredI – XII
Medium of languageEnglish and Hindi (Bilingual)
HousesShivaji (green) Tagore (blue), Ashoka (red), Raman (yellow)
Websitewww.kvbarrackporeairforce.org

History

The school was inaugurated on 15 December 1964. The office of the first Principal was held S.P. Bhattacharya and Chairman was Dr. D.M. Oka. Then it was known as "Central School". And for the next few decades, it was only for the wards of the Central Government Employees only. In the 1980s it was opened for all.

Education system

Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS) runs as per the norms of CBSE and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. The school has three divisions which are Primary (I - V), Junior Secondary (VI - VIII), and Senior Secondary (IX-XII). Each class are further divided into four sections. The school offers three streams, Humanities, Science (Computer Science / Biological Science) and Commerce at 10+2 level.

Academic session

The academic session starts from 1 April and ends on 31 March of every financial year.

Timings
  • Entrance to School: by 7:30 AM
  • Morning Assembly: 7:30 AM to 7:50 AM
  • Classes Start: 7:50 AM 10:30 AM (First Half)
  • Recess: 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
  • Classes Re-Start: 11:00 AM to 13:40 PM (Second Half)
  • Classes Over by 13:40 PM

(During Winter, November to January timings are delayed by half an hour.) N.B. - Timings may vary due to unavoidable circumstances.

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References
  1. "Principal's Message". Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS), Barrackpore. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  2. "Kendriya Vidyalaya :: Staff". www.kvbarrackporeairforce.org. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. "Kendriya Vidyalaya :: Staff". www.kvbarrackporeairforce.org. Retrieved 20 February 2018.


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