Government Model High School, Sector-25, Chandigarh | |
School Number: | 01722700139 |
Schedule: | 7:30 AM 2:30 PM |
Category: | Government school |
Hours In Day: | 6 hours |
Location: | Sector 25 Chandigarh UT |
Teaching Staff: | 100+ |
Head Teacher: | Mrs. Nitika |
Classrooms: | 75+ |
Former Name: | Government Model girls school |
Country: | India |
Staff: | 250+ |
Campus Size: | (minimum) 0.5 kg |
Motto: | Satyamev Jayate |
Sports: | Hockey, basketball, football |
Other Names: | GMHS25, 25Model |
Schooltype: | Government school for public |
Fundingtype: | State-funded |
Established: | 1978 |
Sister School: | Government Model high School, Sector 24, Chandigarh |
School Board: | Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE |
Teams: | Hockey |
Team Name: | GMHS Sec 25 hockey team |
Fees: | 150 $ for General |
Director: | Mr. Keshav |
Principal: | Mr Rajinder Singh |
Classes: | Nursery to 10th |
Houses: | Laghpat house, Shubhasph house, Patel house, Shrabha house |
Students: | +800 (2021) |
State: | Punjab, Chandigarh |
Language: | English, Hindi, Punjabi |
Local Authority: | Chandigarh education administration |
Educational Authority: | CBSE, S.C.O 34 to 37 Jublie square, Block E aerocity, Sector 82, SAS Nagar, Mohali, (PB) |
Lastupdate: | "18 August 2022" (Shivam) |
Founder: | Government of Chandigarh |
Government Model high School, Sector-25 (often called GMHS-25 or simply 25model) is a State-funded co-educational secondary school located in Chandigarh, India, educating students in grades K–12. Founded in 1954 [1] it is the oldest school in Chandigarh and among the most selective.[2] [3] The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education and offers twenty-three subjects at the AISSCE level,[4] among the highest for any school in the region.[5] [6] It also claims a 100% pass percentage at the All India School Certificate Examination level.[4]
The school's main building was designed by Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret in line with the former's modernist ideals[7] [8] and was inaugurated by the then Commissioner of the Union Territory of Chandigarh.