Government model high school sector 25

Government Model high School, Sector-25 (often called GMHS-25 or simply 25model) is a State-funded co-educational secondary school located in Chandigarh, India, educating students in grades K–12. Founded in 1954,[1] it is the oldest school in Chandigarh and among the most selective.[2][3] The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education and offers twenty-three subjects at the AISSCE level,[4] among the highest for any school in the region.[5][6] It also claims a 100% pass percentage at the All India School Certificate Examination level.[4]

Government Model High School, Sector-25, Chandigarh
Location
Sector 25 Chandigarh UT

Punjab
160014

India
Information
Other namesGMHS25, 25Model
Former nameGovernment Model girls school
School typeState-funded, Government high school
MottoSatyamev Jayate
Established1 November 1966
Foundergovernment of Chandigarh
Sister schoolGovernment Model high School, Sector 24, Chandigarh
School boardCentral Board of Secondary Education
Local authorityCBSE
Educational authorityDepartment of Education Chandigarh Administration
Categorygovernment school
Trustno trust
SuperintendentMrs. Bindu Arora
School number01722700139
School code04885
Administratorv.p singh vindore
PrincipalSadhana Sharma
Head teacherAnuradha
Staff450+
Teaching staff410+
Number of students1000+ (2021)
Classesnursery to 10th
Education systemsystem of government
LanguageEnglish, Hindi, Panjabi, Sanskrit
Scheduleno basic schedule in corona time
Hours in school day6 hours
Classroomsall most 50+
Houses
  • Shardha
  • Patel
  • Lagpat
  • Subhash
Colour(s)Blue and white 6
SongJan gan man
SportsHockey, basketball and football
Newspaperdanik bhaskar
School fees150 $ for General caste for SC caste 60 to 80 $
Communities servedopen community
Websitewww.gmhs25.com
Last updated: 16 April 2021

The school's main building was designed by Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret, along with Bhanu Pratap Mathur and Jugal Kishore Chowdhary, in line with the former's modernist ideals[7][8] and was inaugurated by the then Commissioner of the Union Territory of Chandigarh in 1954

ReferencesEdit

  1. "School History | Govt. Model high School, Sector-25, Chandigarh". gmhs25.com. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. TwoCirkcles.net. "Chandigarh government schools in great demand | TwoCircles.net". twocircles.net. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. "GMSSS-16 sets highest cut-off in all streams - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "CBSE DISCLOSURE (OASIS) | Govt. Model high School, Sector 25, Chandigarh". gmhs25.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. "GMHS25-sets highest cut-off in all streams - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  6. "Class XI: Cut-offs for govt schools in Chandigarh released". The Indian Express. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  7. "Govt. Model High School, Sector-25, Chandigarh | model". gmhs25.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  8. Joshi, Kiran (1999). Documenting Chandigarh: the Indian Architecture of Pierre Jeanneret, Edwin Maxwell Fry, Jane Beverly Drew (Vol. 1). Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing.