Yadavindra Public School, Mohali

The Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, Punjab, near Chandigarh, is a premier institution based in Punjab. It was founded on 9 April 1979 by Maharaja Amrinder Singh, the chief minister of Punjab. Every year on 9 April, this school celebrates founder's day with much zeal and excitement. The school is a member of the prestigious Indian Public Schools Conference. This school is based on the lines of Public Schools.

Yadavindra Public School
Location
Mohali, Punjab

India
Information
TypePublic
MottoVidya Vinay Veerta
EstablishedApril 9, 1979
FounderLate Maharani Mohinder Kaur of Patiala
StatusClosed due to COVID-19
School boardCISCE
SessionApril to March
ChairmanRaja Malvinder Singh
DirectorMaj Gen TPS Waraich VSM**(Retd.)
HeadmistressMs. Kiran Rai
GradesKindergarten to Class 12
Student to teacher ratio1:30
Campus size25 acres (100,000 m2)
Campus typeUrban
NicknameYPS
PublicationThe Yadavindrian, Oracle
AffiliationCISCE, IPSC
Websiteypschd.com
YPS Swimming Pool

The School is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (C.I.S.C.E.), New Delhi. The school has constantly excelled in ISC and ICSE results. It is known for its focus on holistic development, with its emphasis on sports and co-curricular activities.

Maj Gen TPS Waraich (Retd) is the director of the school. Ms Kiran Rai is Deputy Headmistress of the school. Formerly the school has seen tremendous growth under the leadership of well known academics like Dr H.S. Dhillon, Mrs Komal Singh, Dr Koonar and others.

Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, was awarded the British Council International School Award for the period 2015–18. The school has won various awards and is considered one of the top schools in the country.

Many people call it one of the best ICSE school in northern India. The Education World school ranking 2019-20 ranked YPS Mohali as the 14th overall best school in India in Co-ed Day-cum-Boarding School category and similarly, it ranked 14th in 2018–19.[1]

YPS Mohali changed its logo to the logo of YPS Patiala in February 2017 as they are branches of the same school.

Infrastructure

The school is spread across a wide area of over 25 acres at the border of Chandigarh and Mohali. The institute offers a varied set of facilities available to the students.

Senior Wing Building

This is the oldest section of the school. Prior to 2004, the school used only this building.

Junior School

This section opened in 2004 and houses all the primary classes from grade 1 through grade 5. Dr. Komal Kahlon was the first headmistress of this segment.

Kindergarten

The preschool section opened in 2006.

Boarding House

The school includes a separate hostel for boys and all students from classes 4-12 can avail this facility. The boarding house is equipped with air-conditioning facilities, and is a four-storey building. There are two separate boarding areas.

Dining Hall

The dining hall is large enough to accommodate over 700 students at once. It is customary in the school to dine in and the food is prepared by the school staff themselves. The staff prepares a weekly menu with different food everyday. They also prepare dessert.

Traditions

During the last week of every year, the students of the outgoing batch of class XII steal all the school bells, and hide them away securely, for a week. On the last day, the bells are brought out, and the outgoing batch parades through the school, ringing these bells with full zeal.

During this week, the school U19 hockey, football, cricket and basketball teams, play against the Old Yadavindrians.

Sports

Students of YPS Mohali play these sports, in school-

  1. Athletics
  2. Football
  3. Hockey
  4. Cricket
  5. Basketball
  6. Tennis
  7. Squash
  8. Swimming
  9. Badminton
  10. Table Tennis
  11. Volleyball
  12. Golf
  13. Handball

Students

The students of Yadavindra Public School are popularly referred to as Yadavindrians. There are over 1800 students in the school.

Houses
YPS Junior Wing

There are five houses in total, right from kindergarten till class XII-

  • Aitchison House (yellow)
  • Nalagarh House (green)
  • Patiala House (blue)
  • Ranjit House (grey)
  • Tagore House (red)

Prefect Council

Prefect Council Of The Junior School-

  • Head Boy and Head Girl
  • Activities Captain
  • House Captains Of All Houses (Boy's and Girl's)

Prefect Council Of The Senior School-

  • Head Boy and Head Girl
  • Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl
  • Sports' Captain (Boy's and Girl's)
  • Co-curricular Captain (Boy's and Girl's)
  • Boarding House Captain and Boarding House Prefect
  • House Captains Of All Houses (Boy's and Girl's)

References
  1. "EW India School Rankings 2019-20". EducationWorld. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

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