Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS)

Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS), Barrackpore
Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS), Barrackpore
Address
	Palta Airforce Station, P. O. - Bengal Enamel, Palta - 743122; Barrackpore, West Bengal; India
Coordinates	22°47′18″N 88°21′56″E / 22.7882°N 88.3655°ECoordinates: 22°47′18″N 88°21′56″E / 22.7882°N 88.3655°E
Information
Type	Higher Secondary Educational Institute of Government of India.
Motto	तत् त्वं पूषण् अपावृणु; ("Oh lord, remove the cover from the face of truth, so that the truth - seeker can see it.")
Established	1964
School board	Central Board of Secondary Education
School code	1263
Principal	Shri Prakash Chandra Mohapatra
Headmistress	Mrs. Puspica Barla
Staff	65
Years offered	I – XII
Language	English and Hindi (Bilingual)
Houses	Shivaji (green) Tagore (blue), Ashoka (red), Raman (yellow)
Website	www.kvbarrackporeairforce.org

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

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.

References[]

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

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[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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