Desouza's School, Rourkela
DeSouza's School | |
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Exterior of Desouza's School Born for Greater Things | |
Location | |
Rourkela Odisha India | |
Coordinates | 22°14′22″N 84°52′54″E / 22.2395°N 84.8816°ECoordinates: 22°14′22″N 84°52′54″E / 22.2395°N 84.8816°E |
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Type | |
Established | 1958 |
School district | Sundergarh |
Principal | Alexander DeSouza[1] |
Staff | 130 |
Number of students | 1,200 |
Classes | Pre-nursery to class XII |
Campus | Six acres |
Affiliation | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations |
Desouza's School is a private Indian school, located in Sector-2 of Rourkela, Odisha. Established in 1982, the school is affiliated to the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and the Indian School Certificate (ISC).
General information
Nestling in the heart of the Durgapur Hills of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, the school was a private initiative by a couple, academician Anne DeSouza and armyman Captain John A. DeSouza.
Courses offered
The school offers kindergarten, primary, middle and secondary education. With Classes I to XII having science and commerce courses stream at the senior secondary level, the school prepares the students for the ICSE and ISC examinations.
The school has a primary resource room, science laboratories, computer rooms with television, LCD and overhead projector facilities, playgrounds and gardens and a library.
Facilities
The student facilities include:
- science lab – with the latest scientific appliances in the labs of physics, chemistry and biology
- computer lab – with latest trends and technologies
- audio visual room – for presentation of various subjects using LCD projectors and latest-edition educational CDs and DVDs
- auditorium – has a seating capacity of nearly 800 people
Co-curricular activities
- value education – given to students with orientation sessions
- cxtracurricular activities – includes music, painting and drawing, debates, elocution, quizzes, and classical dance for overall development of the student's learning process
- National Cadet Corps – under the 9th Odisha Battalion – provides qualities of leadership, discipline in the students – cadets attend various camps to improve their skills
Campus
The school is situated on a six-acre campus at the foot of the hills of Sector-2 and is near Indira Gandha Park, Gayatri Temple and Sushilavati Government Women's College.
See also
References
- ↑ Staff (undated). "Executive Committee Members". Association of Odisha ICSE Schools. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
External links
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- School Prospectus
- Desouza's School lifted the Open School Football Trophy