Air Force School Kanpur

Air Force School, Kanpur
Location
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
India
Information
Type Private
Motto विद्या ददाति विनयम् (Education gives humility)
Established 1954
President Air Officer Commanding, Kanpur Air Force Station
Principal Mr Rajesh Pandey
Faculty OP Bajpai, SCL Srivastava, Manoj Tewari, Seema Sharma, Seema Shukla, Indu Bajpai, Kalpana Dixit.
Grades Class 1 - 12
Number of students 3500
Campus size 5 acres (20,000 m2)
Campus type Day scholar
Affiliation CBSE
Information Co-ed/day scholars/self-aided
Website Official website

The Air Force School, Chakeri, Kanpur, India, is located opposite the new building of Kendriya Vidyalaya No 2, Chakeri Kanpur. and is adjacent to the Indian Air Force Senior Commissioned Officers Enclave (popularly called N1).

The school is run under the aegis of IAF Educational and Cultural Society and managed through its School Management Committee composed mainly of the AOC of the Kanpur station, his wife in the capacity of AFWWA President and Senior Education Office of Kanpur Station, along with a Senior Medical Officer, a Senior Admin Officer, a Garrison Engineer, an Executive Director, a parents' representative and the Principal as the Secretary to the committee.[1][2][3]

History

The school commenced in 1963, it was then called “Modern School”. Started as a primary school, it was opened by an Indian Air Force Officer's war widow Ms. V Kohli in a community centre building located at the Indian Air Force Junior Commissioned Officers Enclave.[4]

The school became so busy that it started operating in two shifts, which is still the norm. Soon the Indian Air Force took over the school and the leading lady was offered a position of Vice Principal - Primary Division. The new principal Mr. C Chatterjee was from a boarding school background in eastern India. At this stage (1981) the school moved into the existing building, of which only the L shaped front and central structure was present then. It also upgraded including Higher secondary divisions in 1985, and ultimately senior secondary classes in 1988. Grades XI & XII were initially offered in Science and Commerce streams only.

In 2010, the school was awarded ISO 9001:2008 by BSCIC for its Quality Management System.

Facilities

Activities

School activities include sports, gardening, NCC, scouts, mountain climbing, and para gliding.

Fee structure

The fee structure was free education to Armed Forces Employee Dependents, with fees charged to civilians. Now fees are paid by all students, with the wards of Armed Forces getting the same refunded through their parent's employer. They still maintain a disparity between Armed Forces and Civilian wards. Amongst Armed Forces.

There is another Air Force run school in Cantonment area, which is next to No. 7 Air Force Hospital, Kanpur; primarily for primary education of hospital staff wards.

References

  1. ↑ "Air Force School, Chakeri, Kanpur". sulekha.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Air Force School Kanpur Kanpur". skoolsedu.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Air Force School Kanpur Kanpur". indiasite.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Air Force School History". afschakeriknp.in.

External links

Other Air Force schools in India

Coordinates: 26°25′04″N 80°24′00″E / 26.417767°N 80.399929°E / 26.417767; 80.399929

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