National Public School, Rajajinagar
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| National Public School, Rajajinagar | |
| Motto | Reach Out, Reach High, Reach Beyond! |
| Established | 1959 |
| Chairman | Dr. K. P. Gopalkrishna |
| Principal | Mrs. Shantamma Gopalkrishna |
| Location | Bangalore, India |
| Vice-Principal | Mrs. Sumitra Das |
National Public School is a school in Bangalore, India established in 1959 [1] by Dr. K. P. Gopalkrishna. Its main campus is located on Chord Road, 5th block Rajajinagar, and there is an additional smaller campus, also in Rajajinagar. It is one of few schools in India given full autonomy by the Central Board of Secondary Education, or the CBSE.
The houses
Students are admitted to one of four houses: Phoenix (blue); Centaur (red); Orion (green); and Pegasus (yellow). Each house has a distinct identity, and while the house games are competitive, house rivalries give way to school unity.
There are two cups awarded at the end of the year to the winning house. One is based upon the performance of the house in athletics, the second is based upon the house's members' performance in the various clubs.
School events
The school organises a bi-annual Internazionale school competition. The competition, known as NaPSonic, involves a number of teams from different sister schools competing to win prizes for various events. To ensure the highest levels of fair play, the students of National Public School, Rajajinagar do not participate in the fests that the school sponsors.
The school also conducts a number of intra-school events, among them the "Sports Day," with drills and marchpast. "Rhythms," "Annual Day," a triennial event which in which all students participate in dramas and enactments with the exception of those belonging to classes 10 and 12, for the school seems to believe that these are years when students must concentrate on their studies rather than on extracurricular activities. "Spectrum,", an event in which students build scientific models, statues, paintings, or computer programs and exhibit their work to parents. Each year the School organises a Graduation Day programme to bid adieu to the graduating students.
Sister schools
- National Public School, Koramangala
- National Public School Indiranagar
- National Academy For Learning, Basaveshwaranagar
- National Public School Chennai The Best
- Chikkamunippa Reddy (CMR) National Public School
- The International School Bangalore TISB-whitefield sarjapur road
- National Public School HSR layout
- National Public International School, Singapore
- National hill View Public School,Rajarajeshwarinagar
Notable Alumni
D.K. Shivakumar – Congress leader from Karnataka and MLA from Kanakapura
Mahesh Dharan, 1975 – presently at Intel Corporation, Chandler, Arizona, USA. Entrepreneur/Multi-Business Strategy at Intel, GE, Gemini Consulting, Peoplesoft. Alum: RVCE, Syracuse University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Wharton School, Harvard Business School
Ashwini Nachappa – International athlete from Karnataka