Hansraj Morarji Public School
Hansraj Morarji Public School is a combined primary, junior and senior school in Mumbai, India. It was founded in 1939 by the Bai Kabibai and Hansraj Morarji Trust.[1] The foundation stone was laid by Sardar Patel. The school was earlier an all-boys school but now admits girls.
Hansraj Morarji Public School | |
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Location | |
, India | |
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Opened | 1939 |
Gender | co-education |
Language | English |
Website | www |
Campus
The school campus of around 50 acres (202,000 m²) is located at the foot of Gilbert Hill. The campus has Rajhans Vidyalaya a CBSE affiliated senior secondary school, and Bai Kabibai Balvatika the feeder pre-primary school for Hansraj and Rajhans. The school has a cricket ground, basketball courts, football ground, tennis courts and gymnasium. It has a School Wellness Clinic called AYAKSHA for the school student’s health and routine checkup. An audio-visual room for screening educational films is also present. The HMP School is a member of Indian Public School Conference (IPSC)
The school started a Junior college in July 2008. The college provides Science and Commerce based streams along with vocational course for Information Technology.
Affiliation
The school prepares students for Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCs) held by the Mumbai Divisional Board of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. Both Gujarati language also French language has been taught, streams and English language streams were available earlier but today the school is a completely English Medium School. In addition to curriculum subjects, there are also clubs covering Maths, Drama. There is also The Green Brigade Club, which is the school's Environment Club and which won the "Green School Award" in 1996.
Notable alumni
- Amol Gupte, Bollywood screenwriter
- Arvind Trivedi, renowned stage & television Actor - 'Lankesh'!
- Dr. Ketan Desai, former president of Medical Council of India and World Medical Association
- Harish Bhimani, voice artist, writer
- Rahul Vaidya, singer
- Upendra Trivedi, film and stage cctor, national award-winning director & ex-MLA Gujarat
- A. M. Naik, CEO of L&T Ltd.[2]
- Varun Thakur, stand up comedian
References
- "Hansraj School". www.hansrajeducation.org. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- https://www.wisdomjobs.com/spark-of-corporate/62-anil-manibhai-naik-08-10-2012.html