G.B.S.S. School No.1, Shakti Nagar
The Govt. Boys Sr. Sec. School No-1, Shakti Nagar, commonly known as Shakti Nagar School No. 1, was established in 1957. The founding principal of the school was Dr. Suraj Narain Sharma.
| Govt. Boys Sr. Sec. School No-1, Shakti Nagar | |
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| Type | School |
| Established | 1957 |
| School code | 1207019 |
| Principal | Rakesh Kumar Sorot (H.O.S.) |
| First Principal | R.N.VERMA |
| Vice Principal | Parveen Kumar Chauhan |
| Teaching staff | 36 |
| Number of students | above 1500 |
| Classes | Class 6 - 12 |
| Affiliation | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| Website | www |
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Prior to 1957 the Delhi administration had started a number of secondary schools but no senior secondary school; it was only on 1 May 1957 that four new senior secondary schools, including the GBSS (Government Boys' Senior Secondary) School number 1, were founded.
The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education.[2]
Location and campus
GBSS School No-1 is situated in Shakti Nagar in north Delhi, 1 km from the main campus or north campus of the University of Delhi.[3] It has a large green area and playground, two auditoriums with a capacity of more than 400 people each, a modern library with a collection of more than 18,000 books including an e-books facility. The school has laboratories for sciences, social sciences, and mathematics. Classes take place in two shifts; the morning shift (for girls only) runs from 7am to 12:30pm and the afternoon shift is from 1pm to 6:30pm. The girls' school, Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya (S.K.V) is for girls from first to twelfth class,[4] and the boys' school for boys from sixth to twelfth class.
Awards
The school has won many zonal, state and national awards in sports and education.
1) In 2002 the school won the Indira Award 2002-2003 for the best Government School in Delhi.
2) In 2009 it was awarded the Indira Award 2009-2010 for district's best school by the Directorate of Education.
School magazine
The Shakti Saurbham annual school magazine covers events organized by the school, photographs of meritorious students and also features students' articles, poems, and jokes. It is published in Hindi, English and Sanskrit.[5]
Shakti Nagar Old Boys' Association
The Shakti Nagar Old Boys' Association was founded in October 2005, and the first reunion took place on 15 January 2006 on the school premises. The association is involved in students' welfare activities.[6]
NCC & Scout
The school also have an active group of NCC and Scouts and guides students. they participated in different activities around the year and also attend annual and combined annual training camps organised by the authorities.[7][8]
Annual day
The school celebrates its annual day in February, with different cultural programmes and prize distribution to meritorious students. This year the event is followed by 'Saraswati Vandana' and the release of its annual magazine Shakti Saurbham.[9]
References
- http://www.edudel.nic.in/mis/schoolplant/school_information.htm
- "Welcome to Central Board of Secondary Education". Cbse.nic.in. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- "DU Portal". Du.ac.in. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- "Best Schools In Delhi | Articles And Essays". Newton007.com. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- Annual magazine of school Shakti Saurbham 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12.
- "shoba.com". shoba.com. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- "bsgindia.org". bsgindia.org. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- "nccindia.nic.in". nccindia.nic.in. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- Hindustan times' HT North Delhi live 5 March 2013 page-2 Archived 8 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
