Somerville School, Noida
Somerville School, Noida is a private Unaided (Recognized) 3-Co-educational[1] school at Noida in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[2][3] It was established by the Lott Carey Baptist Mission in 1987 and is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) since 1989.
| Somerville School, Noida | |
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| Address | |
D-89, Sector-22 , India | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Co-educational |
| Motto | Love One Another |
| Established | 1987 |
| Chairperson | D. A. Tressler |
| Principal | M. N. Arul Raj |
| Faculty | 146 |
| Enrollment | 3,022 (April 2019) |
| Campus | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Affiliations | CBSE |
| Website | www |
The school imparts education to students from Nursery to Class XII. Every year Somerville School, Noida takes part in the flower show conducted by the 'Floriculture Society of Noida'.[4] Every year it also conducts its own Inter School Competition "Incognito" for classes VI to XII.
MissionEdit
The Lott Carey Baptist Mission, affiliated to the Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention (Virginia, USA) was registered in November 1962 in India. The Mission has established and administers schools to provide education to children of all caste, creed and religion. The Indian headquarters of the mission is located at Ansari Road, Daryaganj in Delhi.
List of PrincipalsEdit
| Sr. No. | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dorothy Ann Tressler | 1991 | 2006 |
| 2. | Margarita Nalini Arul Raj | 2006 | incumbent |
Both Mrs. M. N. Arul Raj and Mrs. D. A. Tressler are the recipients of the National Award for Teachers from the Hon'ble President of India in 2012 and 2003 respectively.[5][6]
Sister schoolsEdit
There are three sister schools located in the Delhi NCR namely Somerville School (Vasundhara Enclave), Somerville International School (Sector-132 Noida) and Somerville School (Greater Noida).
Notable alumniEdit
- L. Gokulnath, Uttar Pradesh state topper in JEE Main examination of 2020 with 99.99 percentile marks.[7][8]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Somerville School Noida". BestOfSchools. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ "Top Ten Schools in Noida based on Top C-Fore Surveys 2016". News18 India. 31 August 2017.
- ↑ "Top Ten schools of Noida". Hindustan Times. 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "Noida Flower show ushers in spring in the NCR". Hindustan Times. 24 February 2017.
- ↑ "Women of Substance". The Times of India. 7 March 2004.
- ↑ "President to honour, Principals of three Delhi schools". The Indian Express. 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "JEE Main 2020 Topper: L Gokulnath from Noida becomes UP topper with 99.99 percentile". Hindustan Times.
- ↑ "Noida based student L Gokulnath becomes All India Topper in NTSE exam 2018". Dainik Jagran.