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'''Indian School Sohar''' ('''ISS''') is an English co-educational school for Indians in the Al Hambar area of [[Sohar]], Oman. It was founded in 1982 and is managed by members of the Indian business community. The school has students from kindergarten to Class 12 and is affiliated with the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] in India.<ref name="CBSE">{{cite web|url=http://164.100.50.30/SchoolDir/userview.aspx|title=Affiliation|last=CBSE|first=ISS|author2=CBSE|date=11 September 2009|work=EDUCATIONAL|publisher=CBSE|pages=1|access-date=11 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416002431/http://164.100.50.30/SchoolDir/userview.aspx|archive-date=16 April 2009}}</ref>
'''Indian School Sohar''' ('''ISS''') is an English co-educational school for Indians in the Al Hambar area of [[Sohar]], [[Oman]]. It was founded in 1982, and is managed by members of the Indian business community. The school has students from kindergarten to Class 12 and is affiliated with the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] in India.<ref name="CBSE">{{cite web|url=http://164.100.50.30/SchoolDir/userview.aspx|title=Affiliation|last=CBSE|first=ISS|author2=CBSE|date=11 September 2009|work=EDUCATIONAL|publisher=CBSE|pages=1|access-date=11 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416002431/http://164.100.50.30/SchoolDir/userview.aspx|archive-date=16 April 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


== History ==
Its logo is "From darkness to light" in Sanskrit and English, with a lamp in the center flanked by a pair of swans and an open book (symbolizing learning).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianschoolsohar.com/logo.php|title=Logo|website=Indian School Sohar|access-date=28 January 2014}}</ref>
ISS was named for its student community, and Asha Sakrani was its first principal. The school was founded to educate Indian children in and around Sohar. There were eight students initially; the school was in a single room, with Sakrani as the only teacher and the principal. Students sat on mats, and the only furniture was a table and chair. As enrollment and faculty increased, N. Subramanian became principal in 1992 and the school later moved near the [[souq]]. CBSE accreditation for class ten was received in 1994, and the following year the first class took the class-ten board (CBSE) examination. In 2001, class twelve received CBSE affiliation.
 
The school grew from one room in 1982 to three two-story buildings with 38 classrooms. Sanchita Verma became principal in 2012, replacing J.K. Arora.  Its logo reads "From darkness to light" in Sanskrit and English, with a lamp in the center flanked by a pair of swans and an open book (symbolizing learning).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianschoolsohar.com/logo.php|title=Logo|website=Indian School Sohar|access-date=28 January 2014}}</ref>
 
== Facilities ==
The school has physics, chemistry, biology, three computer, Junior Sc. and two mathematics laboratories. Two Art-and-crafts rooms, three libraries, and music rooms are also available. All the classes from KG to XII have multimedia smart boards to augment traditional teaching methods. ISS offers CBSE-formatted education to over 3,500 students. The sections of each class were increased, with some going up to J grade. Kindergarten classes are held in a separate building. Recently, another building has been built.  It is spacious and has air conditioning, even in corridors. It is monitored with cameras everywhere.
 
== {{anchor|Workshops / Seminars}}Academics ==
In April 2019 the school operated on a 7:40 am–2:10 pm schedule, Sunday to Thursday; this included eight classes and a lunch break. Students may not leave during school hours, and the school has a uniform dress code. In the 2011 AISSCE (Class 12 Board exams), students scored 99 in chemistry, 98 in informatics practices, 97 in biology, 96 in mathematics, 95 in English and 95 in physics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofoman.com/echoice.asp?detail=45435 |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930223214/http://timesofoman.com/echoice.asp?detail=45435 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.omantribune.com/index.php?page=news&id=92588&heading=Oman |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002170741/http://www.omantribune.com/index.php?page=news&id=92588&heading=Oman |archive-date=2 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Thirty-six students received a CGPA score of 10 in the 2016 Class 10 CBSE examination.
The gulf topper in Sc stream in 2015 Archana CM was from Indian school Sohar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-16836.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-06-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203023035/http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-16836.aspx |archive-date=3 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Class 12 results were also good.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-16616.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-06-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203023038/http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-16616.aspx |archive-date=3 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
 
== Extracurricular activities ==
===Scouts and Guides===
 
==={{anchor|The House Cup|Athletics}}Sports===
ISS entered Gulf-zone events in 2009. The school has won a cricket championship and has finished second in football. Its annual athletic meet features aerobics, a P.T. display, races, shot put, discus throw and gymnastics. Teachers also participate in co-curricular activities; in 2009, seven students and a teacher participated in Indian national athletics.


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
ISS won the Shastra Pratibha Contest in 2008 and 2009 in the sub-senior group, receiving the Indian Ambassador's Rolling Trophy. The contest is organised by Science India Forum, with the trophy awarded to the winning school. A school team, composed of Akshay Purohit, Gaurav Mokhasi and Sachin Siby was runner-up in the school-team category in the annual ''[[Times of Oman]]'' quiz.<ref name="Newspaper">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofoman.com/echoice.asp?detail=24416&rand=gVhtgekFrQcTtnK732gtuBZF8Q|title=Times of Oman Quiz|last=Oman|first=Times|author2=Times of Oman|date=18 April 2009|work=News|publisher=Times of Oman|pages=1|access-date=11 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617015353/http://www.timesofoman.com/echoice.asp?detail=24416&rand=gVhtgekFrQcTtnK732gtuBZF8Q|archive-date=17 June 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofoman.com/echoice.asp?detail=24415&rand=XXT9vACatr7sA4jbG25WpABNuB|title=Times of Oman Quiz|last=Oman|first=Times|author2=Times of Oman|date=18 April 2009|work=News|publisher=Times of Oman|pages=1|access-date=11 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617015359/http://www.timesofoman.com/echoice.asp?detail=24415&rand=XXT9vACatr7sA4jbG25WpABNuB|archive-date=17 June 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The finals were held on 17 April 2009 in the Qurum amphitheater. One hundred seventy-nine teams participated from all over Oman, and ISS finished fourth; Indian ambassador to Oman H.E. [[Anil Wadhwa]] visited the school.<ref name="Ambassador">{{cite web|url=http://www.indemb-oman.org/pdf/indianembassy/India%20News_November_07.pdf|title=Ambassdor's Visit|last=Embassy|first=ISS|author2=Indian Embassy|date=November 2007|work=News|publisher=Indian Embassy|pages=12|access-date=11 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726175114/http://www.indemb-oman.org/pdf/indianembassy/India%20News_November_07.pdf|archive-date=26 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ISS organises competitive events for students to hone their skills.<ref name="News">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=7298|title=Competitions|last=Oman|first=ISS|author2=Times of Oman|date=24 May 2007|work=News|publisher=Times of Oman|pages=1|access-date=11 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617015405/http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=7298|archive-date=17 June 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
ISS won the Shastra Pratibha Contest in 2008 and 2009 in the sub-senior group, receiving the Indian Ambassador's Rolling Trophy. The contest is organised by Science India Forum, with the trophy awarded to the winning school. A school team was runner-up in the school-team category in the annual ''[[Times of Oman]]'' quiz.<ref name="Newspaper">{{cite news |date=5 July 2022 |title=CBSE results: Pranshu Dasgupta of Class 12, Aman Saji of Class 10 declared Oman toppers |url=https://www.thearabianstories.com/2022/07/25/cbse-results-pranshu-dasgupta-of-class-12-aman-saji-of-class-10-declared-oman-toppers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915194857/https://www.thearabianstories.com/2022/07/25/cbse-results-pranshu-dasgupta-of-class-12-aman-saji-of-class-10-declared-oman-toppers/ |archive-date=15 September 2024 |access-date=11 September 2009 |work=The Arabian Stories |publisher=The Arabian Stories |pages=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofoman.com/echoice.asp?detail=24415&rand=XXT9vACatr7sA4jbG25WpABNuB|title=Times of Oman Quiz|last=Oman|first=Times|author2=Times of Oman|date=18 April 2009|work=News|publisher=Times of Oman|pages=1|access-date=11 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617015359/http://www.timesofoman.com/echoice.asp?detail=24415&rand=XXT9vACatr7sA4jbG25WpABNuB|archive-date=17 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The finals were held on 17 April 2009 in the Qurum amphitheater. One hundred seventy-nine teams participated from all over Oman, and ISS finished fourth; Indian ambassador to Oman H.E. [[Anil Wadhwa]] visited the school.<ref name="Ambassador">{{cite web |last=Embassy |first=ISS |author2=Indian Embassy |date=November 2007 |title=Ambassador's Visit |url=http://www.indemb-oman.org/pdf/indianembassy/India%20News_November_07.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726175114/http://www.indemb-oman.org/pdf/indianembassy/India%20News_November_07.pdf |archive-date=26 July 2011 |access-date=11 September 2009 |work=News |publisher=Indian Embassy |pages=12}}</ref> ISS organises competitive events for students to hone their skills.<ref name="News">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=7298|title=Competitions|last=Oman|first=ISS|author2=Times of Oman|date=24 May 2007|work=News|publisher=Times of Oman|pages=1|access-date=11 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617015405/http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=7298|archive-date=17 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>


ISS has been part of the national news.<ref>Creative Minds. Times of Oman, Page 7, August 1,2007</ref><ref>Maths Operation contest. Oman Tribune, Page 3, Nation, 31 August 2007</ref><ref>Tribune, Nation, 9 August 2007</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=37075&rand=0H5gIP2CXrcdS4LIYYh1QUIEmw |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617012700/http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=37075&rand=0H5gIP2CXrcdS4LIYYh1QUIEmw |archive-date=17 June 2011 |df=dmy-all }} </ref> The school has participated in international Olympiads, including the 2009 International Informatics Olympiad. Seven students secured a perfect 10 in the 2011 Class 10 (AISSE) exams.<ref>http://www.etimesofoman.com/popup.htm?web/Photographs/2011/06/05/018/05_06_2011_018_002_000.jpg</ref> Four students from the 2010–2011 Class 12 received INSPIRE scholarships (Rs 400,000 over five years) from the Department of Science and Technology for reaching the top one percent in the 2011 CBSE Class 12 Board exams.<ref>CBSE circular no. CBSE/CU/INSPIRE-2011/ dated 1 July 2011
ISS has been part of the national news.<ref>Creative Minds. Times of Oman, Page 7, 1 August 2007</ref><ref>Maths Operation contest. Oman Tribune, Page 3, Nation, 31 August 2007</ref><ref>Tribune, Nation, 9 August 2007</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=37075&rand=0H5gIP2CXrcdS4LIYYh1QUIEmw |title=Times of Oman |access-date=2010-05-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617012700/http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=37075&rand=0H5gIP2CXrcdS4LIYYh1QUIEmw |archive-date=17 June 2011 }}</ref> The school has participated in international Olympiads, including the 2009 International Informatics Olympiad. Seven students secured a perfect 10 in the 2011 Class 10 (AISSE) exams.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.etimesofoman.com/popup.htm?web%2FPhotographs%2F2011%2F06%2F05%2F018%2F05_06_2011_018_002_000.jpg |title=TimesofOman E-paper – Newspaper View |access-date=10 July 2022 |archive-date=25 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725214408/http://www.etimesofoman.com/popup.htm?web%2FPhotographs%2F2011%2F06%2F05%2F018%2F05_06_2011_018_002_000.jpg |url-status=dead }}</ref> Four students from the 2010–2011 Class 12 received INSPIRE scholarships (Rs 400,000 over five years) from the Department of Science and Technology for reaching the top one percent in the 2011 CBSE Class 12 Board exams.<ref>CBSE circular no. CBSE/CU/INSPIRE-2011/ dated 1 July 2011
</ref> A Class 11 student won third prize in the Ambassador's Polemic Challenge and was congratulated by [[Anil Wadhwa]], ambassador of India to Oman. ISS students topped the Young Bulls competition held in 2012.<ref>Times of Oman Market Section Page B 10 dated 05/02/2013–</ref> The ISS annual Sports Day has been covered by the ''Times of Oman''.<ref>http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-1909.aspx′{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The school received the Ambassador's Trophy for most improved school in Oman from Ambassador J.S. Mukul at a conference at Muscat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-16951.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-06-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203022923/http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-16951.aspx |archive-date=3 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
</ref> A Class 11 student won third prize in the Ambassador's Polemic Challenge and was congratulated by [[Anil Wadhwa]], ambassador of India to Oman. ISS students topped the Young Bulls competition held in 2012.<ref>Times of Oman Market Section Page B 10 dated 05/02/2013–</ref> The ISS annual Sports Day has been covered by the ''Times of Oman''.<ref>http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-1909.aspx′{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The school received the Ambassador's Trophy for most improved school in Oman from Ambassador J.S. Mukul at a conference at Muscat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-16951.aspx |title=Times of Oman &#124; News :: Indian School Sohar wins Ambassador?s Trophy |access-date=2013-06-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203022923/http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-16951.aspx |archive-date=3 February 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesofoman.com/News/34515/Article-CBSE-12th-grade-results-Indian-School-Sohar-breaks-record-in-AISSCE |title=Times of Oman &#124; News :: CBSE 12th grade results: Indian School Sohar breaks record in AISSCE |access-date=2014-05-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601052838/http://www.timesofoman.com/News/34515/Article-CBSE-12th-grade-results-Indian-School-Sohar-breaks-record-in-AISSCE |archive-date=1 June 2014 }}</ref>
 
In 2014 CBSE Board (AISSCE) Class 12 results were very encouraging. Thirty-three students scored 95% and above marks in English, Fourteen secured 95% marks in Mathematics. Sushanti Ritraj topped with 95.6% aggregate. Hetanxi Hemant Singadia stood second with 93% and Shivani Pandey third with 91.8% marks. Girls outshone the boys.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesofoman.com/News/34515/Article-CBSE-12th-grade-results-Indian-School-Sohar-breaks-record-in-AISSCE |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-05-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601052838/http://www.timesofoman.com/News/34515/Article-CBSE-12th-grade-results-Indian-School-Sohar-breaks-record-in-AISSCE |archive-date=1 June 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


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Indian School Sohar
Location

Coordinates24°20′23″N 56°44′47″E / 24.33972°N 56.74639°E / 24.33972; 56.74639
Information
TypePrivate
MottoTamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya(lead me from darkness to light)
Established1982
PresidentMr. Abraham George
PrincipalSanchita verma
GradesKG-12
GenderCo-educational
WebsiteSchool website

Indian School Sohar (ISS) is an English co-educational school for Indians in the Al Hambar area of Sohar, Oman. It was founded in 1982 and is managed by members of the Indian business community. The school has students from kindergarten to Class 12 and is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education in India.[1]

Its logo is "From darkness to light" in Sanskrit and English, with a lamp in the center flanked by a pair of swans and an open book (symbolizing learning).[2]

Awards[edit | edit source]

ISS won the Shastra Pratibha Contest in 2008 and 2009 in the sub-senior group, receiving the Indian Ambassador's Rolling Trophy. The contest is organised by Science India Forum, with the trophy awarded to the winning school. A school team was runner-up in the school-team category in the annual Times of Oman quiz.[3][4] The finals were held on 17 April 2009 in the Qurum amphitheater. One hundred seventy-nine teams participated from all over Oman, and ISS finished fourth; Indian ambassador to Oman H.E. Anil Wadhwa visited the school.[5] ISS organises competitive events for students to hone their skills.[6]

ISS has been part of the national news.[7][8][9][10] The school has participated in international Olympiads, including the 2009 International Informatics Olympiad. Seven students secured a perfect 10 in the 2011 Class 10 (AISSE) exams.[11] Four students from the 2010–2011 Class 12 received INSPIRE scholarships (Rs 400,000 over five years) from the Department of Science and Technology for reaching the top one percent in the 2011 CBSE Class 12 Board exams.[12] A Class 11 student won third prize in the Ambassador's Polemic Challenge and was congratulated by Anil Wadhwa, ambassador of India to Oman. ISS students topped the Young Bulls competition held in 2012.[13] The ISS annual Sports Day has been covered by the Times of Oman.[14] The school received the Ambassador's Trophy for most improved school in Oman from Ambassador J.S. Mukul at a conference at Muscat.[15][16]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. CBSE, ISS; CBSE (11 September 2009). "Affiliation". EDUCATIONAL. CBSE. p. 1. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  2. "Logo". Indian School Sohar. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. "CBSE results: Pranshu Dasgupta of Class 12, Aman Saji of Class 10 declared Oman toppers". The Arabian Stories. The Arabian Stories. 5 July 2022. p. 1. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  4. Oman, Times; Times of Oman (18 April 2009). "Times of Oman Quiz". News. Times of Oman. p. 1. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  5. Embassy, ISS; Indian Embassy (November 2007). "Ambassador's Visit" (PDF). News. Indian Embassy. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  6. Oman, ISS; Times of Oman (24 May 2007). "Competitions". News. Times of Oman. p. 1. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  7. Creative Minds. Times of Oman, Page 7, 1 August 2007
  8. Maths Operation contest. Oman Tribune, Page 3, Nation, 31 August 2007
  9. Tribune, Nation, 9 August 2007
  10. "Times of Oman". Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  11. "TimesofOman E-paper – Newspaper View". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  12. CBSE circular no. CBSE/CU/INSPIRE-2011/ dated 1 July 2011
  13. Times of Oman Market Section Page B 10 dated 05/02/2013–
  14. http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-1909.aspx′[permanent dead link]
  15. "Times of Oman | News :: Indian School Sohar wins Ambassador?s Trophy". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  16. "Times of Oman | News :: CBSE 12th grade results: Indian School Sohar breaks record in AISSCE". Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

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