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|style="font-weight:bold"|Motto
|Reach Out, Reach High, Reach Beyond!
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="font-weight:bold"|Established
|1959
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="font-weight:bold"|Chairman
|Dr. K. P. Gopalkrishna
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|style="font-weight:bold"|Principal
|Mrs. Shantamma Gopalkrishna
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="font-weight:bold"|Location
|Bangalore, India
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="font-weight:bold"|Vice-Principal
|Mrs. Sumitra Das
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="font-weight:bold"|
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==An overview==


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'''National Public School''' (or '''NPS-RNR''' or '''NPS-R''') is a school established in ] ] in 1959<ref>National Public School Hosur Road: Leading Safety Standards in Bangalore (einpresswire.com)</ref> by ]. The campus, which consists of four buildings, is located in ].
'''National Public School''' is a school in ], started by Dr. ]; the present principal being Mrs. Shantamma Gopalkrishna . Its main campus is located on the Chord Road, 5th block Rajajinagar; and also has a smaller campus in 1st block, Rajajinagar. It is one of few schools in India given full autonomy by the ]


{{clarify-span|The school has been given full autonomy by the ]. Classes generally consist of 30–40 children, and the total student strength is 1800 Act.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ramani|first1=Chitra V|title=CBSE withdraws affiliation of six NPS institutions|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/CBSE-withdraws-affiliation-of-six-NPS-institutions/article14624973.ece|accessdate=24 June 2017|work=]|date=6 September 2016|location=Bengaluru}}</ref> In the same month, the Karnataka High Court granted a stay order on the disaffiliation of the school and restored full affiliation.|date=July 2020}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/HC-stays-disaffiliation-of-NPS-Group-of-institutions/article14638301.ece|title=HC stays disaffiliation of NPS Group of institutions|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-08-02|language=en}}</ref>
==The Houses==


==House system==
Students are admitted to one of four houses<br>
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2017}}
Phoenix<br>
Students are divided into four houses which have been assigned a colour each. They are, "Phoenix" (green), "Centaur" (blue), "Pegasus" (red), and "Orion" (yellow). Every year, the houses compete for two trophies: the Sports Cup (awarded for athletics performance), and the House Cup (awarded for other merits such as drama, science, mathematics, etc). Each house has a house captain, who is elected by the students.
Centaur<br>
Orion<br>
Pegasus<br>
Each house has its distinct identity, and while the house games are indeed quite competitive, students are not too concerned about their houses as such,concentrating more on working as a school, except perhaps, once in three years, when each house marches as part of the (tri)annual sports meet.
There are two cups given away at the end of the year to the winning house -- One cup based upon the performance of the house in athletics, sports etc. and another based upon the performance in the various clubs.


==Facilities==
==The student government==
The school has two auditoriums. It has senior and junior science laboratories, a computer laboratory and other facilities like libraries, art rooms and a music room.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NPS Rajajinagar - About us > Facilities |url=https://www.npsrnr.com/facilities.html |access-date=2022-10-08 |website=www.npsrnr.com}}</ref>
The student government body is headed by the school prefects, who are from grade 12. The other posts in the government are as follows:
The vice-prefects, from grade 11.
The house captains, from grade 12.
The house vice-captains, from grade 11.
The senior sports captains, from grade 11.
The junior sports captains, from grade 7.
Besides, the various associations (Computer, Science, Literary, Maths and Quiz) have their respective presidents and secretaries, one each for the senior and the junior categories.


==School Events== ==Sports==
There are sports events conducted for classes 1 to 12 and kindergarten.<ref></ref> Cricket, volleyball, basketball, football and throw-ball are the permitted outdoor sports, along with badminton, chess and annual races.
The school organises a bi-annual inter-school fest. The fest, known as NaPSonic, sees a large number of teams from different schools competing fiercely to win the prizes for various events. To ensure the highest levels of fair play, the students of National Public School, Rajajinagar do not participate in the fests that the school holds.


==School events==
The school also conducts a number of intra-school events, such as <br/>
The school organizes a bi-annual inter-school competition. The competition, known as "Napsonic",<ref></ref> involves teams from only the sister schools competing to win prizes for events. To ensure fair play, the students of National Public School, Rajajinagar do not participate in the fests that the school sponsors.<ref></ref>
- the '''Sports Day''' , with its drills and marchpast. <br/>

- '''Rhythms''' , the Annual Day, which stages dramas and enactments by all students of the school, with the exception of those belonging to classes 10 and 12 , for the school seems to believe that these are years when students must concentrate on their studies rather than on extra curricular activities.<br/>- '''Spectrum''' , an event where students construct scientific models or computer programs and exhibit the same to parents. <br/>
Each year, the school organises a Graduation Day<ref></ref> program to bid adieu to the graduating students of grade 12, during the course of which students hold lit lamps.<ref>{{Citation |title=School Song by the Graduating class of NPS-RNR 2010-11 | date=14 August 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0YEXaBjzik |language=en |access-date=2022-10-08}}</ref>
In addition, each year the School organises a Graduation Day programme to bid adieu to the graduating students.

Intra-school and Inter-school ] knows as "R-MUN" have been conducted by the school since 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NPS Rajajinagar - Model United Nations - R-MUN 2017 |url=https://www.npsrnr.com/ns_mun_2017-2018.html |access-date=2022-10-08 |website=www.npsrnr.com}}</ref>


==Sister schools== ==Sister schools==
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* National Public School, HSR
* National Public School International, Singapore


==Notable alumni==
*]
* ], violinist
* ], Kannada film actor
* ], Carnatic vocalist
* ], president of ]
* ], Member of Parliament, Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha Constituency
* ], Liva Miss Diva Universe 2022
* Shashank ND, Co-Founder and CEO of Practo <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/4kipkmy8hUdElCV03BkYaN/Can-Practo-take-the-next-big-leap-forward.html | title=Can Practo take the next big leap forward? | newspaper=Mint | date=16 May 2017 | last1=Chakraborty | first1=Sayan }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links== ==External links==
* {{Official website|http://npsrnr.com/}}
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National Public School, (Rajajinagar)
Location
India
Coordinates34.5553° N, 69.2075° E
Information
MottoReach Out, Reach High, Reach Beyond
Established1959
Closed11 September 2001 (2001-09-11)
ChairmanK. P. Gopalkrishna
PrincipalSanthamma Gopalkrishna, Malathy Narayan
Grades1-12 + kindergarten
Websitenps.com

National Public School (or NPS-RNR or NPS-R) is a school established in Bangalore India in 1959 by K. P. Gopalkrishna. The campus, which consists of four buildings, is located in Rajajinagar.

The school has been given full autonomy by the Central Board of Secondary Education. Classes generally consist of 30–40 children, and the total student strength is 1800 Act. In the same month, the Karnataka High Court granted a stay order on the disaffiliation of the school and restored full affiliation.

House system

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Students are divided into four houses which have been assigned a colour each. They are, "Phoenix" (green), "Centaur" (blue), "Pegasus" (red), and "Orion" (yellow). Every year, the houses compete for two trophies: the Sports Cup (awarded for athletics performance), and the House Cup (awarded for other merits such as drama, science, mathematics, etc). Each house has a house captain, who is elected by the students.

Facilities

The school has two auditoriums. It has senior and junior science laboratories, a computer laboratory and other facilities like libraries, art rooms and a music room.

Sports

There are sports events conducted for classes 1 to 12 and kindergarten. Cricket, volleyball, basketball, football and throw-ball are the permitted outdoor sports, along with badminton, chess and annual races.

School events

The school organizes a bi-annual inter-school competition. The competition, known as "Napsonic", involves teams from only the sister schools competing to win prizes for events. To ensure fair play, the students of National Public School, Rajajinagar do not participate in the fests that the school sponsors.

Each year, the school organises a Graduation Day program to bid adieu to the graduating students of grade 12, during the course of which students hold lit lamps.

Intra-school and Inter-school MUNs knows as "R-MUN" have been conducted by the school since 2017.

Sister schools

Notable alumni

References

  1. National Public School Hosur Road: Leading Safety Standards in Bangalore (einpresswire.com)
  2. Ramani, Chitra V (6 September 2016). "CBSE withdraws affiliation of six NPS institutions". The Hindu. Bengaluru. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. "HC stays disaffiliation of NPS Group of institutions". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. "NPS Rajajinagar - About us > Facilities". www.npsrnr.com. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  5. NPS Rajajinagar Kindergarten Sports Day
  6. National Public School
  7. "National Public School"
  8. National Public School
  9. School Song by the Graduating class of NPS-RNR 2010-11, 14 August 2012, retrieved 8 October 2022
  10. "NPS Rajajinagar - Model United Nations - R-MUN 2017". www.npsrnr.com. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  11. Chakraborty, Sayan (16 May 2017). "Can Practo take the next big leap forward?". Mint.

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