Government model high school sector 25 Chandigarh explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: School History Govt. Model high School, Sector-25, Chandigarh. gmhs25.com. en-US. 2020-08-15.
  2. Web site: Chandigarh government schools in great demand TwoCircles.net. TwoCirkcles.net. twocircles.net. en-US. 2020-08-15.
  3. Web site: GMSSS-16 sets highest cut-off in all streams - Indian Express. archive.indianexpress.com. en-gb. 2020-08-15.
  4. Web site: CBSE DISCLOSURE (OASIS) Govt. Model high School, Sector 25, Chandigarh. gmhs25.com. en-US. 2020-04-02.
  5. Web site: GMHS25-sets highest cut-off in all streams - Indian Express. archive.indianexpress.com. en-gb. 2018-04-02.
  6. News: Class XI: Cut-offs for govt schools in Chandigarh released. 2016-07-02. The Indian Express. 2018-04-02. en-US.
  7. Web site: Govt. Model High School, Sector-25, Chandigarh model. gmhs25.com. en-US. 2018-08-17.
  8. Joshi, Kiran (1999). Documenting Chandigarh: the Indian Architecture of Pierre Jeanneret, Edwin Maxwell Fry, Jane Beverly Drew (Vol. 1). Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing.