D.A.V. Public School, Thane
| D.A.V. Public School, Thane डी.ए.व्ही. पब्लिक स्कूल, ठाणे Schola Publica Dayanand-Anglo-Vedic, Thena | |
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| Coordinates | 19°13′20″N 72°58′28″E / 19.222151°N 72.974381°ECoordinates: 19°13′20″N 72°58′28″E / 19.222151°N 72.974381°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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| School type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Hinduism |
| Opened | 1995 |
| Locale | Tulsidham, Thane, Maharashtra |
| School board | CBSE |
| Principal | Mrs. Simmi Juneja |
| Grades | Nursery- XII ( XI and XII batches are only available for commerce courses ) |
| Gender | Co-education |
| Average class size | 55 |
| Language | English |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Houses | Ganga, Godavari, Kaveri, Krishna |
| Colour(s) | Ganga(Yellow), Godavari(Green), Kaveri(Red), Krishna(Blue) |
| Team name | D.A.V Thane |
Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Public School is a private school in Thane, Maharashtra, India. The school was founded in 1995 at Balkum, Thane, but was moved to Tulsidham in 2004. It is one of the number of schools run by the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College Trust and Management Society. It follows the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) pattern of education. The school caters for children from nursery to Standard XII (Commerce only).
The school hosted Khoj, an International Science Festival, for three consecutive years.
Staff
- Principal: Mrs. Simmi Juneja[1]
- Secondary Coordinator: Mrs. Reshmi Nair
- Primary Coordinator: Mrs. Shivani Goel
- Cultural Coordinator: Mrs. Amrita Potdar
Education
D.A.V. Public School follows the DAV Publication Books through to Std. VIII. Std. IX and X follow the NCERT publication books. A D.A.V. Board exam is held for Std. VIII while a CBSE Board is held for Std. X. Question papers for students studying in Standard IX of all DAV Schools are common. The School secured a 100% pass rate for the tenth consecutive year in the STD X AISSE (All India Secondary School Examination) in 2022-23.[citation needed] In 2016-17, it was amongst the four CBSE schools of Thane to secure 100% result.[2] In 2018-19 about 50% students out of 480 from Class 10 secured above 90% marks.[3]
Infrastructure
The school has a built-up area of 57,000 sq ft (5,300 m2) and the project cost Rs 450 lakhs.[4][5] It is a five-story structure with a canteen and a playground that has been rented by Tulsidham to the authorities. It has a science laboratory. There is also a computer laboratory with over 50 computers. The classrooms from the two wings of the fifth floor, computer lab are airconditioned. On the fourth floor, there was a conference room, with air-conditioning, that was used for all major events and workshops hosted for the students, but is now converted into classrooms due to the partial demolition of the fifth floor. Instead, a herbal nursery has been converted to a raised platform which is now used for hosting most of the major events and workshops for the students. The school has started XI and XII commerce courses as of 2022, the classes take place on the ground floor.
The school also plys GPS-enabled buses which can be tracked by parents.[1]
Sports and co-curricular activities
The school's sports teams enter tournaments like the Mahatma Hansraj and CBSE Sports Tournament. The school encourages co-curricular activities and holds at least one competition each month. Their annual sports meet is held at Sri Ma Vidyalaya ground in Hiranandani Estate, Thane but was held at Dadoji Kondev Stadium for session 2016-2017.
In 2022, on occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the school arranged inter-school singing & musical band competition called "Shining Stars" wherein 16 schools from Thane, Kalyan, Panvel and Nerul participated.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Menon, Ankita (20 July 2022). "Late to school because of monster on road, m'am: Students told to give innovative reasons for being late due to traffic jams in Thane". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ "100% results for all four CBSE schools in Thane in class X results". The Times of India. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ "Thane school felicitates Class 10 toppers". Hindustan Times. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
This year (2018-19) witnessed an outstanding success story as 241 out of 480 students who appeared for Class 10 exams scored above 90 %
- ↑ Amit Construction ongoing and completed projects accessed October 2008
- ↑ Amit Construction project photograph accessed October 2008
- ↑ "16 schools across Thane participated in a music competition". The Times of India. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
As many as 16 schools from Thane and suburbs participated in a musical competition ‘Shining Stars’- organised by the DAV Public School Thane at Kashinath Ghanekar Auditorium
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