Established 1986 Principal Paromita Roy Chaudhary Campus size 3 ha Number of students 2,686 | President Nakul D. Kamani Website www.nhes.ac.in Phone 0657 224 9796 Founded 1986 | |
Location Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India Affiliations ISC, CISCE, COFHE, ICSE Address Kharkai Link Road, Bistupur, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand 831001 |
Narbheram Hansraj High School (NHES) is an private secondary school located in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. NHES has four divisions containing a total of seven academic departments.
Contents
Founded in 1986 in response to the increasing industrialization of Jamshedpur, the institute was affiliated to Council For Indian School Certificate.
The 8.4-acre (3.4 ha) campus extends over the eastern bank of Kharkai River. The school covers biology, foreign language, political science and computer science.
NHES had 2686 students enrolled for 2010-2011. It employs 100 faculty members and 250 non-teaching staff.
History
In 1924, Narbheram Hansraj Gujarati Middle School was established to provide education to the children of Gujarati community by Dr. D.N Kamani. Though students form the Gujarati community were eased with the admission process, the school was opened for students from all castes and communities.
Academics
Computer science is taught as a compulsory subject until grade nine, where students can choose to continue with it or to choose a different stream of subjects. The school is equipped with a lab for computer literacy and programming courses. The computer and basic science courses offered at the school include: GW-BASIC; Java (using the BlueJ IDE); and Logo. C++ is used as an optional course for the Plus Two students wishing to study computer science in college. The standard Chemistry, Physics and Biology courses are also offered as part of the science curriculum.
The arts and sciences offering at the school are: Mathematics (covering geometry, algebra and the calculus); English; Hindi, Sanskrit; Geography; Environmental Science; Home Economics; Political Science; Commerce; Economics; and History.
As students move from 9th grade to 12th grade, they are allowed more freedom in choosing their own classes; they typically opt for a science or commerce related curriculum to facilitate their entrance into college and their success there.
Many students struggle with the I.C.S.E. exams, so the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) was introduced. This is a program that allows weaker students to prepare for their examination and thus increases their chances of success.
Athletics
Track sports include 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 4X100 m Relay and 100 m hurdles and the field events are discus throw, javelin throw, and shot put. Most of the students take part in track and field and it is one of the most popular sports at the school.
The basketball teams have represented the city and the state at the District and National Level Tournaments. Football is practised for an hour each morning. Handball is practised at the Handball Court of JRD Tata Sports Complex adjacent to its premises. The Kho Kho team of the school is one of the pioneer teams in the town. Volleyball is one of the key athletic programs at the school. Practices are held in the morning, for one hour, in anticipation of the annual volleyball tournament.
Karate in the Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu style is offered as one of the popular athletic programs by qualified senseis to promote skills in self-defence as well as to increase the self-esteem and physical fitness of the girls at the school.