Army Public School, Kunraghat, Gorakhpur

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Indian army school in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Army Public School, Kunraghat

The School Building

Address

NH-28

Kunraghat

Gorakhpur

Uttar Pradesh

273008

India

Coordinates| 26°44′54″N 83°25′20″E﻿ / ﻿26.7483°N 83.4222°E﻿ / 26.7483; 83.4222
Information
Former name| GRD School
Type| Indian Army School
Motto| Truth Is God
Patron saint(s)| GOC, HQ MB Area [1]
Established| 1954 (1994 reestablised)
Founder| Neena Thapa
Status| Open
School board| CBSE
School district| Gorakhpur District
Chairman| Commandant GRD, Kunraghat[1]
Principal| Mr. Vishal Tripathi [2]
Teaching staff| 85[3]
Enrollment| 2,208 students [3]
Classes| 1 - 12
Language| English (official)
Hindi
Campus size| 44,515 square metres (11.000 acres)[3]
Color(s)| Normal Days:
Dark Imperial Blue
White
Grey
Burgundy Wednesday:[4]

Red Blue

Yellow Green
School fees| ₹15,435 (US$190)}[3]
Website| https://www.apsgorakhpur.org.in

Army Public School, Kunraghat, Gorakhpur is a school located in the Kunraghat area, in Gorakhpur, India. It is operated under Indian Army supervision under the aegis of the Army Welfare Education Society. The school was founded in 1954 by Neena Thapa, wife of Colonel Gopal Kushal Singh Thapa, then Commandant GRD, Kunraghat. On 1 April 1994 it was re-designated as "Army School, Kunraghat" after dissolution of the existing Gorkha Recruiting Depot (GRD) High School and absorption of its students. The premises and assets of GRD High School in situ were transferred to Army School, Kunraghat.[5] Most of the students in this school are from Army Background.[citation needed]

26°44′54″N 83°25′20″E﻿ / ﻿26.7483°N 83.4222°E﻿ / 26.7483; 83.4222

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Army Public School | Management". www.apskgt.in. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
2. ^ "Message from the Principal". Army Public School Gorakhpur. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
3. ^ a b c d "Army Public School, Kunraghat, Gorakhpur: Admission, Fee, Facilities, Affiliation". school.careers360.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
4. ^ House System
5. ^ "Army Public School | Kunraghat, Gorakhpur (U.P)". apskgt.in. Retrieved 29 July 2021.