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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
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{{Infobox school
| name = The Army Public School
| native_name =
| logo = Apslogo new.png
| image = Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan (21 July 2005).jpg
| region = [[Dhaula Kuan]]
| city = [[New Delhi]]
| country = [[India]]
| motto = "Truth is God"
| schoolboard = [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]]
| established = May 1953
| principal = Mrs. Komal Sood
| website = {{url|http://www.apsdk.com}}
}}

The '''Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan''' is a [[Public school (government funded)|public school]] located at [[Delhi]], India. It is operated under [[Indian Army]] supervision under the aegis of Indian Army welfare Education society (AWES). It is part of the chain of [[Indian Army Public Schools]].

==History==
In May 1953, the residents of the Maulana Azad Road Officers' Hostel started the institution following the public school pattern, with 21 children and two teachers and named as the Defense Services Public School.<ref name="History">{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.apsdk.com/about-aps-dk/history.html |website=www.apsdk.com |accessdate=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413174628/http://www.apsdk.com/about-aps-dk/history.html|archive-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref> The school was extended to eighth standard in July 1959, when it received recognition by the Directorate of Education, Delhi. Soon upgraded to the XI standard, it was affiliated to the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate. The school was renamed as 'Army Public School' in 1976. Later, the school received affiliation to the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE). It shifted to its present location on the Ridge Road in July 1970, occupying 31 acres of land.

==Houses==
The students in the school are divided into four houses:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Houses
|-
| style="background:red;"|
| Pratap
|-
| style="background:yellow;"|
| Shivaji
|-
| style="background:green;"|
| Nehru
|-
| style="background:blue;"|
| Ashoka
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.apsdk.com}}

[[Category:Schools in Delhi]]
[[Category:Indian Army Public Schools]]
[[Category:1953 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1953]]

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