Marshall School, Dehradun
Marshall School, Dehradun is a co-educational Indian Certificate of Secondary Education school in Dehradun, the capital of the state of Uttarakhand in India. The school has been showing consistent results in both the 10th and 12th examinations ICSE. The school is located on the East Canal road in Dehradun.
| Marshall School | |
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| Address | |
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40, East Canal Road , | |
| Coordinates | 30°19′07″N 78°02′54″E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private Co-Educational |
| Established | 1967 |
| Founder | Francis Russell Marshall |
| Status | Open |
| School board | ICSE |
| Teaching staff | 3[1] |
| Grades | K - 12th[1][2] |
| Age | 3.5[2]+ |
| Classes | English, Hindi, Mathematics, Computers[2] |
| Language | English |
| Schedule | 10am - 5pm |
| Classrooms | 32 |
| Campus size | 22.03 acres |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Houses | Ashoka Shivaji Azad Pratap |
| Sports | Basketball, Cricket, Badminton, Hockey, Volleyball, Football, Tennis, Gymnastics |
| Alumni | Ali Abbas Zafar - film director and screenwriter.[3] Lavanya Tripathi |
History
Marshall School was founded in 1967 by Francis Russell Marshall, a British educator, with only five students.
Facilities
Marshall has a well equipped computer lab with one computer per student.
Hostel
The school has a hostel facility that is divided up by junior and senior grades, as well as by boys and girls.[2]
Athletic courts
Marshall School has separate athletic courts for indoor and outdoor sports. Tennis, basketball, and volleyball all have hard outdoor courts while badminton has an indoor court.[2]
Competition
The school organizes many events for integrated development of students, including a debate competition. The events attract students from around the valley and north India to participate every year. The school has four houses:
- Blue (Ashoka)
- Green (Shivaji)
- Yellow (Azad)
- Red (Pratap)
Every year these four houses compete among themselves to win different sport events,competitions and overall academics. The school organizes painting competitions,debates,sports and other activities on campus. School Headboy and Headgirl are chosen every year.
Sports
Regular sporting events such as basketball, cricket, badminton, hockey, volleyball, football, tennis, and gymnastics are organised by the school and professional sport coaches help students.
Affiliation
The School is affiliated to Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. The school conducts both the standard 10th ICSE and the standard 12th ISC examinations.
References
- "Marshall School , East Canal Road, Dehradun — SchoolFinder". schoolfinder.co.in. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Marshall School Dehradun". eUttaranchal. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- Sahani, Alaka (14 July 2016). "Sultan's journey is similar to Salman Khan's real life, says director Ali Abbas Zafar". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 August 2016.