D.A.V. Public School, Thane

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D.A.V. Public School, Thane
Location
Thane
,
Maharashtra
,
400610

India
Coordinates19°13′20″N 72°58′28″E / 19.222151°N 72.974381°E / 19.222151; 72.974381Coordinates: 19°13′20″N 72°58′28″E / 19.222151°N 72.974381°E / 19.222151; 72.974381
Information
School typePrivate
Opened1995
LocaleTulsidham, Thane, Maharashtra
School boardCBSE
PrincipalMrs. Simmi Juneja
GenderCo-education
LanguageEnglish
Campus typeUrban
HousesGanga, Godavari, Kaveri, Krishna
Colour(s)Ganga(yellow), Godavari(Green), Kaveri(Red), Krishna(Blue)
Team nameD.A.V Thane
Websitehttp://davthane.com

Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Public School is a private school in Thane, Maharashtra, India. The school was founded in 1995 at Balkum, Thane, but was moved to Tulsidham in 2004. It is one of a number of schools run by the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College Trust and Management Society which first started in Lahore. It follows the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) pattern of education. The school caters for children from nursery through to Standard Ten.

The school hosted Khoj, an International Science Festival, for three consecutive years.

Staff[edit]

  • Principal: Mrs. Simmi juneja
  • Secondary Coordinator: Mrs. Poonam Singh
  • Primary Coordinator: Mrs. Sharmila Ray.
  • Cultural Coordinator: Mrs. Amrita Potdar

Education[edit]

D.A.V. Public School follows the DAV Publication Books through to Std. VIII. Std. IX and X follow the NCERT publication books. A D.A.V. Board exam is held for Std. VIII while a CBSE Board is held for Std. X. Question papers for students studying in Standard IX of all DAV Schools are common. The School secured a 100% pass rate for the tenth consecutive year in the STD X AISSE (All India Secondary School Examination) 2007-08.

Infrastructure[edit]

The school has a built-up area of 57,000 sq ft (5,300 m2) and the project cost Rs 450 lakhs.[1][2] It is a five-storey structure with a canteen, and a playground that has been rented by Tulsidham to the authorities. It has a science laboratory. There is also a computer laboratories with over 50 computers, with the only computer laboratory being fully air-conditioned. On the fourth floor, there was a conference room, with air-conditioning, that was used for all major events and workshops hosted for the students but is now converted into classrooms due to the partial demolition of the fifth floor. Instead, a herbal nursery has been converted to a raised platform which is now used for hosting most of the major events and workshops for the students. The school is getting two new floors with possibilities of classes XI and XII.[when?]

Sports and co-curricular activities[edit]

The school's sports teams enter tournaments like the Mahatma Hansraj and CBSE Sports Tournament. The school encourages co-curricular activities and holds at least one competition each month. Their annual sports meet is held at sri ma vidyalaya ground in Hiranandani Estate, Thane but was held at Dadoji Kondev Stadium for session 2016-2017

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Amit Construction ongoing and completed projects accessed October 2008
  2. ↑ Amit Construction project photograph accessed October 2008

External links[edit]

Official website

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