Sainik School, Goalpara

Sainik School Goalpara, Assam, India, was established on 12 November 1964, under the Sainik Schools Society, New Delhi under the Ministry of Defence (India).[1] The idea of Sainik schools were presented by the then Defence Minister V.K.Menon in 1961. The school was initially established in the town of Goalpara which is a district headquarter. Subsequently, the school was shifted to its present location at Rajapara Village in Mornai in Goalpara District. Initially 18 Sainik schools were founded.

Sainik School, Goalpara
Sainik School, Goalpara, Assam
Location
Goalpara, Assam

India
Information
TypeSainik School
Mottoसर्व मे साध्यम्
Established12 November 1964
GradesClass VI up to XII
GenderMale
Age range10 to 18
CampusRural
HousesAbhimanyu, Bhaskar, Anirudha, Chilarai, Lachit, Lohit, Udaygiri and Ekalavya
AffiliationsCentral Board of Secondary Education
Websitewww.sainikschoolgoalpara.org

Sainik School Goalpara celebrated its Golden Jubilee on 12 Nov 2014. It was a year-long celebration, celebrated with great gusto with the involvement of its Old Boys Association (OBA).

The school is located in the north-eastern part of India. In this north eastern region of India, there are two more Sainik Schools, one at Imphal, Manipur[2] and the other one at Punglwa in Nagaland.[3] The school is situated 18 km from Goalpara town en route capital Guwahati. The nearest police station is Mornoi and railway station is Goalpara. It is a fully residential school having classes from standard 6th to 12th. Besides the school there is a kindergarten school.

Admission to the school is done for two standards - 6th and 9th. The average strength of each class is 90. The aim of the school is to prepare students for the National Defence Academy exam. Till date more than 200 students have joined NDA and around 500 joined the armed forces through other exams like CDS.

Sainik School, Goalpara, at Night

House system

There are eight houses for accommodation. These are divided into three groups- sub-junior, junior, senior. Class VI and VII are sub-juniors. Class VIII and IX are juniors. Class X to XII is seniors. 2 Sub Junior, 3 Junior and 3 Senior Houses.

Sub Junior Houses
  • Abhimanyu House is named after Arjun's son Abhimanyu, accommodating Class VI and VII.
  • Bhaskar House is named after the mighty sun and accommodates Class VI and VII students.

Junior Houses
  • Anirudhha House is named after Lord Krishna's Grandson Anirudha and it accommodates VIII and IX students.
  • Eklavya House is named after a young prince of the Nishadha and accommodates class VIII and IX boys.
  • Chilarai House is named after a General of Nara Narayan who was known for his swiftness and his birthday is celebrated as Chilarai Diwas in Assam. It previously was a senior house but in 2018 it made as a junior house. It accommodates class VIII and IX boys.

Senior Houses
  • Udaygiri House is named after an imaginary hill and accommodates class X and XII boys.
  • Lohit House is named after the mighty Brahmaputra which is the lifeline of Assam and accommodates class X and XII boys.
  • Lachit House is named after a great Ahom General and accommodates class X and XII boys.
  • Udaygiri House has a tradition of winning cross country(11-kilometre race) race for more than 36 years. They believe in the words of Vivekananda, "Arise awake and stop not till the goal is reached."
  • Lachit House has the tradition of winning Drill Competition for more than 10 years and being a cock house for more than 8 years.
  • Lohit has the tradition of winning obstacles race from last 2 years which was a tradition of Chilarai House for many years.

Besides these seven houses there is a mess and auditorium. The school building is in two parts- the Main building and the Science Block. The main block is a 3-story building having classes for class VI to X. All offices of the school are situated in this block. Science block has classrooms for class XI-XII. The block has science laboratories.

Structure

Sainik Schools have three officers from the defence forces. They are Principal, Headmaster and Registrar.

  • The Principal is the supreme authority of the school, appointed by the Ministry of Defence. The duration of principal's tenure is not fixed but is generally 2–3 years. Present principal of the school is Capt. I.N.S. Edwin Jyothirajan.
  • The Vice Principal is the head of academic affairs. There are around 50 teaching staff along with 35 subordinates. There is a Senior Master whose work is to manage all academic activities and act as a liaison between teachers and Headmaster.
  • The Adm. officer is chief of all activities except academics. He is responsible for infrastructure development of the school.
Side view

Activities
School

Sporting activities

There are sports grounds inside school campus. There are five football fields, eight basketball courts, six volleyball courts, two lawn tennis courts, two cricket grounds, four handball grounds; besides these there is an eight-lane 400-meter track for athletics which includes venues for other track and field events like high jump, triple jump, long jump, disc throw, shot put throw, javelin throw, and pole-vault. The annual sports meet is held in December in which best house for athletics meet is judged on the basis of all track and field events. School also is equipped with a best designed swimming pool.

PT display

In each session, activities are organised. Each sport has a championship and the winner is called the champion of that sport. A trophy is given to each champion at the Annual Prize Distribution ceremony being held before winter break.

Academic events

Events like debate, extempore, recitation, general knowledge quiz, and essay writing are organised in three languages - English, Hindi, Assamese at each three levels - senior, junior, sub-junior.

Other events
Obstacles competition
  • Cross Country Running
  • Obstacles competition
  • Drills competition
  • Mass PT competition

National Cadet Corps
Rifle drill

Sainik School Goalpara has wing of the NCC. The 27th Company of the NCC is located inside the school premises to train the cadets. Each Friday afternoon there are NCC classes for 90 minutes. The school participates in the Republic Day Parade, New Delhi. The cadets receive an NCC 'A' certificate after class X and NCC 'B'certificate after class XII.

Admissions
Cadets in mufti

Boys are admitted to class VI and IX, between the ages of 10–11 years for class VI and 13–14 years for class IX as of 2 July of the year of admission. Admission is through the all India Entrance Examination which is held in the third week of January. This is followed by interview and medical examination in April/May.

Boys selected are called for admission in June.

References
  1. "Sainik Schools Society". sainikschoolsociety.org. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. "Sainik School Imphal, Sainik Schools Society, Ministry of Defence". www.ssimphal.nic.in. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. Ahanthem, Mr Khogendro. "SSPN-Home". www.sainikschoolpunglwa.nic.in. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

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