Shankarrao Butte Patil Vidyalaya , Junnar
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Coordinates: 19°12′N 73°53′E / 19.2°N 73.88°E
Shankarrao Butte Patil Vidyalaya main building | |
Former names | New English School |
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| Motto | Play the Game(Practise Virtue) |
| Type | Public Co-ed |
| Established | 1935 |
| Chairperson | Junnar Education Society |
| Students | Boys: Girls: |
| Address | Shankarrao Butte Patil Vidyalaya, Rao-Saheb Butte Patil Marg,Kalyan Peth, Junnar , , , |
| Language | Marathi English |
| Sports | Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Athletics games |
Shankarrao Butte Patil Vidyalaya, formerly New English School, Junnar is one of the oldest and reputed school in the western Maharashtra, situated in the town of Junnar in Pune district , established in 1935 by the Junnar Education Society under the intellectual and academic leadership of the famous educator late R.P.Sabnis, a Cambridge University alumni. The institute has the motto "Play the game" and धर्मं चर (Practise the Virtue) from Taittiriya Upanishad.
The institute is built on the 18 Acres land donated generously by the late Rao-Saheb Ramchandra Anaji Butte Patil in memory of his son, the late Shankarrao Butte Patil. Shankarrao Butte Patil Vidyalaya has secondary, higher secondary and English medium school running under its umbrella.