Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom
Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom is an educational institution in Pattom, in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala State. It was established in 1964 as a civil sector school affiliated to CBSE. The school runs with two shifts from Class I to Class XII, with a roll of 3500+ students and 100+ staff.
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| Coordinates | 8.5205°N 76.9409°E |
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| School district | Thiruvananthapuram |
The first shift (also known as morning shift) runs from 06.30 to 12.00 IST and offers science, commerce and humanities streams for 10th-12th grade students. The second shift (also known as afternoon shift), started in 2004, offers science and commerce streams and runs from 12.00 to 18.00 IST.
The school celebrated its golden jubilee year in 2014.
History
The school opened in 1964 following a gift of five acres of land by the government of Kerala with the new buildings opening in 1968. In 1969 the first batch of Higher Secondary Students (Class XI) completed their courses. In 1977 a "10+2" system started. In 1982 a new science block was opened. The school was declared as a Model KV in 1996. In 1998, the primary block was inaugurated. On 10 September 2004, the second shift was introduced. In April 2008, a fully automated library was inaugurated. In 2009 the institution won the KVS-Intel Technology in Education Award for Schools. In 2010, the Online Academic Social Networking Project Library Junction won the NCERT National Innovation and Experimentation Award. KV Pattom was ranked as the Best Govt Day School in the country by Education World in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Notable Alumni
- Prof (DR).G. Mohan Gopal( Director, RGICS)
- T. P. Sitaraman IFS
- Sashi Warrier (writer)
- Dr. Uma Sivaraman (DC, KVS)
- Dr. Jayathilak IAS
- Dr. Ciji Thomas IAS
- Dr. Manish Valiyathan
- Keerthi Suresh (Actor),
- Nikhil IAS