U. N. Academy, Barpeta Road

U.N. Academy, Barpeta Road
File:Upendra National Academy, Barpeta Road.jpg Official Logo of UNA BPRD
Location
Apurba Kr. Brahma Road, Santi Nwgwr Barpeta Road , India , Assam , 781315 India
Coordinates	26.5017°N 90.9701°E / 26.5017; 90.9701
Information
Type	Public, Co-educational, Pvt. Unaided, Day school
Religious affiliation(s)	Bathou
Established	2002 (2002)
School district	Barpeta
Category	LP + UP & Secondary
School code	18,050,701,612
Director	Bikhan Goyary
Principal	Mwrangdao Goyary
Faculty	54
Teaching staff	34
Grades	Junior Preparatory to Class 10
Number of students	500+
Classes	12
Student to teacher ratio	10 : 1
Classes offered	Bodo English Hindi Mathematics General Science Social Studies General Knowledge Drawing Adv. Maths History
Language	Bodo
Hours in school day	7.30 AM to 2.30 PM (8 hours)
Classrooms	14 (Fourteen)
Houses	Tagore (green), Shivaji (red), Gandhi (white), Ashoka (blue)
Color(s)	Blue   Red  Yellow   White   Black
Sports	Cricket, Football, Basketball, Badminton, Athletics, Discus Throw, Weight Throw, Kabaddi, Volley Ball
Publication	Swrang (Magazine)
Communities served	Bodo
Affiliations	Board of U.N. Academy, Kokrajhar; Board of Secondary Education, Assam
Block Name	Gobardhana
Website	Facebook

U. N. Academy, Barpeta Road is a primary, upper primary, and secondary school located in Barpeta Road, India. It was established in 2002, and its management is private with no government funding.

It is a Bodo medium school and known for quality education. It scored its first ever top 10 result under SEBA in Bodo medium securing 96.67% in the Board Exam in 2017.

Exams

The school follows the syllabus of the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) from class IX to X. The school holds exams four times per scholastic year. Two of the four exams are Unit Tests, in which the subject papers are marked out of a potential score of 50. The other two exams are the half-yearly and the annual exam with an achievable 100 marks for all subjects.

School life

The school life of the school is unlike that of a normal high school as it offers an adult learning environment similar to a university. Students may refer to their teachers by their first name. Students are required to follow school dress code: either a uniform as sold by the school or school colors; blue, white, grey, black and green. Students are required to carry an identification card and are allowed to leave the school premises during their free periods. Student parking is available.

Academic instruction

Subjects and medium

The primary medium of teaching is Bodo, but classes are also available in English. The following subjects are for both High and M.E. sections. The Hindi, History and Advanced Mathematics are electives.

• Bodo
• English
• Hindi
• Mathematics
• General Science
• Social studies
• History
• Geography
• Drawing
• Handicraft

Academic session

The academic session runs from January to December. After six months, a Half Yearly Examination is conducted. The Annual Examination comes at the end of the year. Every teacher takes a Unit Test on their subject throughout the year.

Summer classes

This is an initiative taken by the school coaching classes to the students during the summer vacation period. Students from other schools in the locality can join these summer classes.

Events

Annual sports

Annual sports competitions are held every year in February. Individual competitions such as races, shot put, javelin throw, discus throw, long jump, high jump take place along with group sports such as cricket, volleyball, kho-kho, tug-of-war and kabbadi.

Days of historical importance

Indian Independence Day [15 August], Republic Day [26 January] and important Bodo days are celebrated with flag hoisting, singing of the national anthem and a march-past by the Scout and Guide students.