Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS)

Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS) is located inside the, 6 - Wing Air Force Station, Palta, Barrackpore.

Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS), Barrackpore
Address
Palta Airforce Station, P. O. - Bengal Enamel, Palta - 743122 Barrackpore, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22.7882°N 88.3655°E / 22.7882; 88.3655
Information
Type	Higher Secondary Educational Institute of Government of India.
Motto	तत् त्वं पूषण् अपावृणु ("Oh lord, remove the cover from the face of truth, so that the truth - seeker can see it.")
Established	1964
School board	Central Board of Secondary Education
School code	1263
Principal	Shri Rajib Das
Staff	65
Years offered	I – XII
Language	English and Hindi (bilingual)
Houses	Shivaji (green) Tagore (blue), Ashoka (red), Raman (yellow)
Website	afsbarrackpore.kvs.ac.in

History

The school was inaugurated on 15 December 1964. The first principal was S.P. Bhattacharya and the first chairman was 6 -Wing Group Captain Dr. Damodar Madhao Oka (alias DM Oka) Station Commander, Palta Air Force Station. It was then known as "Central School" and for the next few decades, it was open for admission of the wards of the central government employees only, especially students whose parents were in employed in the Indian armed forces which are transferable jobs. In the 1980s it was opened for wards of civilians as well.

Education system

Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS) runs as per the norms of CBSE and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. The school has three divisions which are Primary (I - V), Junior Secondary (VI - VIII), and Senior Secondary (IX-XII). Each class are further divided into four sections. The school offers three streams, Humanities, Science (Computer Science / Biological Science) and Commerce at 10+2 level.

Academic session

The academic session starts from 1 April and ends on 31 March of every financial year.