Air Force School Kanpur
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The Air Force School, Chakeri
, Kanpur, India
, is located opposite the new building of Kendriya Vidyalaya
No 2, Chakeri Kanpur. and is adjacent to the Indian Air Force
Senior Commissioned Officers Enclave (popularly called N1).
Junior Commissioned Officers Enclave.
The school became so busy that it started operating in two shifts, which is still the norm. It also upgraded including Higher secondary divisions followed by secondary
and ultimately senior secondary classes.
The Indian Air Force
took over the school and the leading lady was offered a position of Vice Principal - Primary Division. The new principal Mr. C Chatterjee was from a boarding school background in eastern India
. At this stage (1984) the school
moved into the existing building, of which only the L shaped front and central structure was present then.
The fee structure was almost free education to Armed Forces Employee Dependents but fees were charged to civilians.
There is another Air Force run school in Cantonment area, which is next to No. 7 Air Force Hospital, Kanpur; but it is not as famous, as it is primarily meant only for primary education of Hospital staff wards.
School activities include sports, gardening, NCC, scouts, mountain climbing, and para gliding.
Chakeri
Chakeri is a census town in Kanpur Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Demographics: India census, Chakeri had a population of 8580. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Chakeri has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with...
, Kanpur, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, is located opposite the new building of Kendriya Vidyalaya
Kendriya Vidyalaya
Kendriya Vidyalaya, is a system of central government schools under the Ministry of Human Resource Development ....
No 2, Chakeri Kanpur. and is adjacent to the Indian Air Force
Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
Senior Commissioned Officers Enclave (popularly called N1).
History
It started as a primary school opened by an Indian Air Force Officer's war widow Ms. V Kohli in a community centre building located at the Indian Air ForceIndian Air Force
The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
Junior Commissioned Officers Enclave.
The school became so busy that it started operating in two shifts, which is still the norm. It also upgraded including Higher secondary divisions followed by secondary
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
and ultimately senior secondary classes.
The Indian Air Force
Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
took over the school and the leading lady was offered a position of Vice Principal - Primary Division. The new principal Mr. C Chatterjee was from a boarding school background in eastern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. At this stage (1984) the school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
moved into the existing building, of which only the L shaped front and central structure was present then.
The fee structure was almost free education to Armed Forces Employee Dependents but fees were charged to civilians.
There is another Air Force run school in Cantonment area, which is next to No. 7 Air Force Hospital, Kanpur; but it is not as famous, as it is primarily meant only for primary education of Hospital staff wards.
School activities include sports, gardening, NCC, scouts, mountain climbing, and para gliding.
Other Air Force schools in India
- Air Force School Coimbatore
- Air Force Bal Bharati School, Lodi Road
- Air Force Golden Jubilee InstituteAir Force Golden Jubilee InstituteAir Force Golden Jubilee Institute , located at Subroto Park, Delhi Cantonment, India, is a public school run by the Indian Air Force Educational and Cultural Society.Established in 1985,it started as a school for mentally disabled children...
- The Air Force School (Subroto Park)The Air Force School (Subroto Park)The Air Force School was set up to provide education to the children of the Indian Air Force personnel.The school is an unaided private co-educational institute affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education . It has boarding facilities for boys of classes VI to XII...