Gokuldham High School
| Gokuldham High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Gokuldham, Goregaon East, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent co-educational secondary |
| Motto |
विद्या विनयेन शोभते (Modesty Adorns Knowledge) |
| Established | 2 July 1983 |
| Grades | 1-12 |
| Number of students | 5,000+ |
| Medium of language | English |
| Color(s) | Blue, green, yellow, red |
| Affiliations | ISC, ICSE |
Gokuldham High School & Jr. College was founded on 2 July 1983. Making a humble beginning in a rented premises with 3 students and 5 staff members, the school has now grown into a multi-storey structure with more than 5,000 students and 200 staff members. It is designed to accommodate a volume of 3,688 students
Infrastructure
Building
The spacious school building has five storeys with 44 well- lit and well- ventilated classrooms. Apart from this, school has 5 halls to cater to the needs of our budding artists and artistes. To enhance the scientific temperament of students, school has well-equipped laboratories for Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Keeping in mind the requirement of the day, they have two compact Computer Laboratories with adequate computers to serve the entire school. The School Auditorium is a huge hall fitted with a good sound system to conduct co-curricular activities.
Playground
Understanding the importance of energizing the body of a child along with educating his mind, school provides ample opportunities for our students to play games like football, handball and cricket on the well-set playground.
Library
The aura of knowledge blossoms and spreads with adequate and apt reading skills. To quench the thirst of our young literary minds, school has an exemplary library spread over an area of 2,034 sq. ft. with a great ambience. It treasures about 22,184 books, periodicals and magazines, suitable for school students.
Additional facilities
The school campus houses a state-of-the-art Swimming Pool, training students for various aquatic competitions. A wide range of Hobby Classes is conducted over the weekend to endow students with supplementary skills required for emerging a competent personality.
Management
The hierarchical chart of institution stands as below - School believes in Team work and performance hand in hand, albeit at different levels, for their betterment of the students and the institution as a whole.
Primary section principal
- Ms. Ashwini
Primary section supervisors
- Ms.Preesy Singh
- Ms.Rekha Nair
- Ms.Abha Gupta
- Ms.Sujatha Venugopal
Secondary section principal
- Dr.Ms. Jayshree Narayanan
Secondary section vice principal
- Ms.Sushma Nagarkar
Secondary section co-ordinator
- MS.J.Bala
Secondary section supervisors
- MS.Manjula Kotian
- MS.Sangita Jain
Junior college principal
- Dr.Ms. Jayshree Narayanan
Junior college supervisors
- Ms. Manjuli Wadhawa
Admission process
The academic session of the school is from March to April. The admission process begins in mid-March and the admission procedure, however, is done in the first week of May. This is to accommodate the students coming from the other boards too. Admission process is one and the same for all students and is purely on merit basis against vacancies available for each standard.
Eligibility criteria
A child seeking admission in Std. I must complete five years by 15 June of the year in which admission is sought. A child seeking admission in any other class must have passed the previous class from a recognized school and must produce the following supporting documents at the time of admission:
- Marksheet: original and an attested copy
- Leaving Certificate/Transfer Certificate countersigned from the concerned Education Department.
This is mandatory if the child is seeking admission from another state/board.
Academic promotion rules
The school holds two terminal examinations from Std. I to Std.VII and three terminal examinations from Std VIII to XII. Promotions are decided on the pupils performance over the year assessed at all the three examinations. A student should secure 40% in English and 35% in each individual head of passing and on aggregate for promotion to higher standard. No Condonation marks will be given in English.