Army Public School (APS) Dhaula Kuan is an English medium co-educational day-cum-residential school, affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. It offers classes from primary through senior secondary level. The school was established in 1953 at Maulana Azad Road Officer’s Hostel in Delhi. Earlier, the school was called Defense Services Public School. The school shifted to its present campus in 1970 and in 1976, was rechristened as Army Public School. Sprawling over a 31.5 acre campus, it is one of the largest schools in the city.
It is part of one of the largest chains of schools in India, managed by the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES).
The 31.5 acre school campus hosts four wings – primary wing, secondary wing, senior secondary wing and activity wing. The activity wing houses a computer lab, activity rooms for music and dance, bank, MI room, book and uniform shop.
There are separate libraries for senior and junior students, an auditorium, three cafeterias, a science park, a boys’ hostel, a mini golf course, six basketball courts, two tennis courts and one football field.
The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and offers classes from class I to class XII. There are no formal tests at the primary level. The CBSE system of Comprehensive and Continuous Evaluation (CCE) is followed and grading system is used instead of marks. Students are evaluated in scholastic as well as co-scholastic areas.
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Students are encouraged to engage in debate, drama, music, art, dance and clay modeling, besides educational programmes like movie shows, seminars and workshops.
High emphasis is placed on sports and students participate in state and national level tournaments. The school promotes sports such as swimming, basketball, football, volleyball, tennis, golf, hockey, squash, horse-riding and shooting.
Students are also encouraged to participate in the NCC, scouts and guides.
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SportsWards of army personnel are given preference for admission although it is open to others also. Registration forms can be downloaded from school website.
Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan is part of one of the largest chains of schools in India, managed by the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES). It is ranked among the top 20 day cum boarding schools in India by the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2021-22.
The hostel facility on campus provides a warm and affectionate environment and helps the young mind to develop academically, physically, and emotionally. The hostel in Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan is called the ‘Ridgewood Hostel’ which started functioning on 15th July 1984. It is exclusively a boys’ hostel. The main aim of establishing the hostel is to accommodate children of serving soldiers who are posted in far-flung areas where no proper education facilities are available. All boys of classes VI to XII are eligible to seek admission to the hostel. The Hostel has specific admission rules.
The hostel has separate cubicles for senior-most students and dorms for other students. Each dorm has a maximum capacity of 15 to 18 students. Each student in his respective dorm has a bed, an almirah, a study table, and a chair. Dorm attendants look after the general cleanliness and laundry facilities of the boarders.
A well laid out dining hall with efficient mess staff supervised with mess supervisor caters to the meals of the boarders. Meals are prepared keeping in mind hygiene and a balanced nutritious diet to meet the requirement of children of all age groups. Both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food is provided to the boarders as per their choice. Hostel warden also has his/her meals in the dining hall along with the boarders to inculcate mess etiquettes. Other facilities provided to the boarders are recreation hall, MI room, T.T room, gym room and, a guest room. It has lodgings for the Hostel staff. The hostel is under the direct supervision of an experienced Hostel Warden. The school has an Embassy Exchange Programme with Nepal,wherein many hostlers are from Nepal.
