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Desouza's School, Rourkela

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Principal
  
Alexander DeSouza

Campus
  
Six acres

School district
  
Sundergarh

Number of students
  
1,200

Staff
  
130

Phone
  
0661 260 0882

Motto
  
Born for Greater Things

Desouza's School, Rourkela

Type
  
Private Primary, Middle Secondary

Established
  
1958 (59 years ago) (1958)

Classes
  
Pre-nursery to class XII

Address
  
Hill Road, Sector 2, Rourkela, Odisha, Sector 2, Rourkela, Odisha 769006

Similar
  
Deepika English Medium, Ispat English Medium, MGM English School, St Paul's School, Carmel School

Desouza's School is a private Indian school, located in Sector-2 of Rourkela, Odisha. Established in 1982, the school is affiliated to the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and the Indian School Certificate (ISC).

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General information

Nestling in the heart of the Durgapur Hills of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, the school was a private initiative by a couple, academician Anne DeSouza and armyman Captain John A. DeSouza.

Courses offered

The school offers kindergarten, primary, middle and secondary education. With Classes I to XII having science and commerce courses stream at the senior secondary level, the school prepares the students for the ICSE and ISC examinations.

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

Facilities

The student facilities include:

  • science lab – with the latest scientific appliances in the labs of physics, chemistry and biology
  • computer lab – with latest trends and technologies
  • audio visual room – for presentation of various subjects using LCD projectors and latest-edition educational CDs and DVDs
  • auditorium – has a seating capacity of nearly 800 people
  • Co-curricular activities

  • value education – given to students with orientation sessions
  • cxtracurricular activities – includes music, painting and drawing, debates, elocution, quizzes, and classical dance for overall development of the student's learning process
  • National Cadet Corps – under the 9th Odisha Battalion – provides qualities of leadership, discipline in the students – cadets attend various camps to improve their skills
  • Campus

    The school is situated on a six-acre campus at the foot of the hills of Sector-2 and is near Indira Gandha Park, Gayatri Temple and Sushilavati Government Women's College.

    References

    Desouza's School, Rourkela Wikipedia