Vidya Bhavan High School and Junior College
Vidya Bhavan High School and Junior College is a Roman Catholic high school and junior college in Pune, Maharashtra, India, founded in 1969.
| Motto | Knowledge Enlightens |
|---|---|
| Type | Convent school and government aided junior college |
| Established | 1969 |
| Principal | Father Simon D'Souza |
| Address | Vidya Bhavan High School, Model Colony, Shivaji Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Website | vidyabhavan |
Infrastructure
The school has a three storied quadrangular building where all the classrooms are situated. It has well equipped physics, chemistry and biology labs and a library with books belonging to all genres and subscriptions to many magazines which are also situated in the building. The area surrounded by the building is used for assemblies and also as a basketball court. There is a big ground which can be used to play various games like football, hockey, and cricket. A small long jump court is also built. The school also has a big ground where various programs like celebration of festivals, principal's birthday, Annual day are held. The auditorium also acts as a badminton hall sometimes. There are two buses provided from the school for transportation. The St. Anthony's church is situated in the middle of the school where masses are regularly held.
Academics
The school is divided into the pre-primary, primary, secondary and higher secondary sections. The school is affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. The 10th and the 12th standard students give the S.S.C. and the H.S.C. exams respectively each year.[1]
Extracurricular activities
The school hosts a plethora of extracurricular activities for the overall development of a child. This includes poetry recitation and Elocution competition in Hindi, Marathi and English; Debates, Drama Competition, Singing, Dancing, Spell Bee Contests, GK quizzes etc. along with Sports activities like basketball, football, hockey, cricket to name a few.