Indian School, Bahrain
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The Indian School, is a CBSE
affiliated school located in Bahrain. It is one of the largest expatriate schools in the Persian Gulf
region, with a strength of around 9000 students across two campuses
The school mainly aims at providing an education to children of India
n origin living in Bahrain, although students of other nationalities are also admitted. The school gives the students an appreciation for Indian culture and traditions.
This is the first school in Bahrain
and third in the Persian Gulf
to get an ISO 9001:2000 certificate. Also, it is one of the first schools (alongside Al Noor International School and others) to start multimedia teaching, which combines auditory and visual forms of communication to provide all-round education, from 6th to 8th classes in Bahrain.
The all-time topper in the Xth Board exam is Shakya Sur and in XIIth Board exam is Christopher D'Souza both acquiring 97.8 percentage.
The current principals of the School are Mr. V R Palaniswamy and Ms. Ravina Gandhi and the current chairman is Mr. Abraham John.
This issue is being slowly resolved by the current administration which has employed several cost-cutting measures.
It has classrooms for 11th and 12th grade including Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology and Physics Labs.
Most grades have around 14 sections (A-N) consisting of around 35 students each. The Campus also includes a football field, an outdoor basket ball court, an auditorium cum indoor badminton court which also houses tables for table tennis.
The school has produced students who have the all time highest percentage records in the Persian Gulf in both 10th and 12th grades.
The School offers students to choose from Science,Commerce and Humanities streams in 11th and 12th.
The School had also collaborated with a leading training institute from India, FIITJEE, to give a more rigorous level of education for the students, for success in the entrance examinations across the world. However after three years of a joint venture, FIITJEE backed out due to apparent differences with the school management.
But since 2009, the school has stopped hosting the youth festival Harmony, citing the reason that over importance to extra curricular activities was affecting the academic performance of the students.
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affiliated school located in Bahrain. It is one of the largest expatriate schools in the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
region, with a strength of around 9000 students across two campuses
The school mainly aims at providing an education to children of 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...
n origin living in Bahrain, although students of other nationalities are also admitted. The school gives the students an appreciation for Indian culture and traditions.
This is the first school in Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
and third in the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
to get an ISO 9001:2000 certificate. Also, it is one of the first schools (alongside Al Noor International School and others) to start multimedia teaching, which combines auditory and visual forms of communication to provide all-round education, from 6th to 8th classes in Bahrain.
The all-time topper in the Xth Board exam is Shakya Sur and in XIIth Board exam is Christopher D'Souza both acquiring 97.8 percentage.
The current principals of the School are Mr. V R Palaniswamy and Ms. Ravina Gandhi and the current chairman is Mr. Abraham John.
History
The school was started, in 1950, with a workforce of three staff and a Headmistress. One of the three staff members was an Indian with name of Mrs. Vasanthi Rao whose husband Mr. Athavar Krishna Rao was working for British Petroleum in Bahrain.Overview
The school is divided into two campuses, one located in Sitra and Isa Town boasting a combined strength of over 8000 students. The campus in Sitra is for students from LKG to 3rd grade. The campus in Isa Town is for students from 4th to 12th grade.Administration
The School is an independent institution. The Executive Committee is elected by the parents of the students enrolled in the school and is responsible for the running and maintenance of the school including its finances. Recently there has been a lot of controversy surrounding the previous administration, after there had been an overflow of funds to the construction of the new Shaikh Isa Block, which put the school in considerable debt.This issue is being slowly resolved by the current administration which has employed several cost-cutting measures.
Campus
The Isa Town Campus consists of 6 blocks, most of which are named after notable dignitaries from Indian history; the most recent block to be built, however, was the Shaikh Isa Block completed in 2009.It has classrooms for 11th and 12th grade including Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology and Physics Labs.
Most grades have around 14 sections (A-N) consisting of around 35 students each. The Campus also includes a football field, an outdoor basket ball court, an auditorium cum indoor badminton court which also houses tables for table tennis.
Fee Structure
The school has the lowest private school fees in the Persian Gulf region. They vary from roughly B.D. 20 to about B.D. 50 per month. There are air conditioned bus services to all parts of the Kingdom, which costs an additional B.D. 11 approximately.Academics
The school follows the CBSE system of education and is one of the two schools on the island to offer CBSE education all the way up to 12th grade. The highly rigorous educational curriculum is in strict compliance with the Central Board program of New Delhi and offers courses that are considered to be equivalent to college-level courses in many countries.The school has produced students who have the all time highest percentage records in the Persian Gulf in both 10th and 12th grades.
The School offers students to choose from Science,Commerce and Humanities streams in 11th and 12th.
The School had also collaborated with a leading training institute from India, FIITJEE, to give a more rigorous level of education for the students, for success in the entrance examinations across the world. However after three years of a joint venture, FIITJEE backed out due to apparent differences with the school management.
Competitions
The School used to host two competitions annually - Rithu and Harmony. Rithu, was the intra-school competition while Harmony,the inter school one. Both competitions tested skills like pencil drawing, painting, Western and Cinematic Dance, Western Band and Debate. Schools both in Bahrain and the other GCC countries participated in Harmony.But since 2009, the school has stopped hosting the youth festival Harmony, citing the reason that over importance to extra curricular activities was affecting the academic performance of the students.