Army Public School
APS Pune
The school crest
Location
Pune Cantonment

Pune
,
Maharashtra

India
Information
MottoTruth Is God
Established1988
School boardCBSE
PrincipalMrs.Anita Karwal
Grades1- 12
SongHamari Shaan Hai, Hamari Jaan Hai
Websitewww.apspune.com

Army Public School is a school in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Its main entrance is in Ghorpadi Market, opposite Bank of Maharashtra in Ghorpadi in Pune Cantonment.

History

The school was founded in June 1988 in Dighi, a suburb of Pune. It was shifted to Vishwamitra Marg in Pune cantonment near the racecourse in April 1997. The school moved to its current site in Ghorpadi in 2015, which in Pune Camp earlier .[1]

It is divided into two wings:

  • Junior Wing (Classes I to V )
  • Senior Wing (Classes VI to XII).

It is near the residential complex of Ghorpadi lines, Ghorpadi market and Ghorpadi railway station, apart from some army sub-area establishments.

exterior of the school building which is blue in colour
School building in Ghorpadi

The school is controlled by the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES). It follows the CBSE Board of Education in India. The school has three science laboratories, one biotechnology lab and one mathematics lab, two libraries, three computer laboratories, three music rooms (one for Indian music, the other for western music), an art room, three audiovisual rooms and a computer room for teacher training.

The school has a spacious auditorium, a library, a basketball court, a football field, three volleyball courts, a cricket pitch and table tennis facilities. The school has two choirs and is prominent in quizzing events in the Pune city.[2]

The school publishes a monthly newsletter, "Creativity.com," which highlights all school activities, and a yearly magazine compiled by its editorial board, "Images," where student and teacher contributions are published. The school conducts workshops for its students. Students in higher grades are given career guidance and informed about various career choices.

Houses

The students in the school are divided into four houses:

House
Thimaya
Carriapa
Manekhshaw
Bhagat

The school authorities changed the house names in 2015. Earlier they were Pluto(Bhagat), Neptune(Manekshaw), Saturn(Carriapa) and Jupiter(Thimaya). This was done before the school campus was shifted to its current location in Ghorpadi, Pune.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Army Public School". 6 September 2008. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  2. ↑ "Army Public School, Pune". 28 April 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2009.

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