Delhi Public School, Rourkela

Delhi Public School, Rourkela
File:Dps.Rourkela.jpeg Delhi Public School, Rourkela Service Before Self
Location
Rourkela Odisha India
Coordinates
Information
Type	Primary middle secondary
Established	1993  (1993)
School district	Sundergarh
Chairperson	Ashok Chandra, Delhi Public School Society
Principal	Sidhartha Ratha
Headmistress	Girijanandini Mishra
Staff	120
Number of students	2,500
Classes	Nursery to class XII
Campus	Sector 14, Rourkela
Affiliation	Central Board of Secondary Education
Website	dpsrkl.in

Delhi Public School, Rourkela, (or DPS Rourkela) is an Indian school in the district of Sundergarh, Odisha, Sector-14, Rourkela, Odisha. The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. The school is run by the Delhi Public School Society (DPS Society).

The school is one of the mother schools of the DPS Society. It was directly established by the society and not franchised.

The school is affiliated to the CBSE for classes from nursery to XII. The principal is Sidhartha Ratha.

History

The co-aid school was established on 20 August 1992, in collaboration with the public sector undertaking of the Rourkela Steel Plant of the Steel Authority of India Limited. They provided 16 acres of land and assistance. The school was functioning first in Sector-18 and in 2004 it was shifted to Sector-14, Rourkela.

Facilities

The school has facilities for cricket, football, basketball, tennis, badminton, athletics, etc. Coaches train in these sports. The school provides opportunities for the students to develop their interests in public speaking, quizzing, environment awareness and conservation, dance, music, and art.

The school has a primary resource room, science laboratories, mathematics laboratory, computer rooms with LCD and overhead projector facilities, playgrounds and gardens, audio visual rooms and a library.

There are four computer labs of 48 computers each. The schools has a two-MBPS leased-line Internet connection.

The classrooms are equipped with digital boards and projectors.

Courses

• The school has 3,200 students from kindergarten (nursery), classes I to XII, with science, commerce and humanities at the senior secondary level.
• It prepares the students of class X and XII for CBSE-affiliated examinations, including the All India Secondary School Examination, the All India Senior School Certificate Examination, the JEE (main and advanced) and the All India Pre Medical Test.
• It prepares the students of class X for the (National Talent Search Examination).
• It prepares the students for different Olympiad examinations.

Activities

Students are divided into five houses – Ganga (blue), Kaveri (yellow), Mahanadi (red), Narmada (green) and Saraswati (light blue).

Activities include:

• Inter-school and inter-state games
• Co-curricular activities
• Inter-school cultural talent competitions
• Excursions
• Exhibitions
• Sports
• Functions
• Fun
• Inter-house competitions

See also

• List of schools in Odisha

External links

• dpsrkl.in, the school's official website
• Delhi Public School Society
• DPS Rourkela in Google Map