DAV Public School Nerul

D.A.V. Public School, Nerul

Motto	तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय
Motto in English	Lead from the darkness to the light
Type	Private school
Established	June 1998
Regional Director	Jose Kurian
Academic staff	124
Students	3876
Location	Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 19°00′47″N 73°00′55″E / 19.013013°N 73.015141°E / 19.013013; 73.015141Coordinates: 19°00′47″N 73°00′55″E / 19.013013°N 73.015141°E / 19.013013; 73.015141
Principal	Jose Kurian
Website	www.davnerul.com

Dayanand Anglo Vedic Public School, Nerul (Hindi: डायानंद आंग्लो वैदिक) (DAV Nerul) is a self funded private school located in Nerul, Navi Mumbai. The School is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) [Affiliation code: 1130067],^[1] New Delhi and belongs to the Dayanand Anglo Vedic College Trust & Management Society^[2] , which owns more than 600 educational institutes in India and abroad. The trust was established in 1885 inspired by the ideas of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati.^[3]

History

D.A.V. Public School, Nerul was initiated from a 3 rooms bungalow in September 1997.With 463 admissions confirmed and with a staff strength of 23 teachers and other staff the school got formally commenced in June 1998 from a rented school building at Sector-4, Nerul. Meanwhile, a school plot admeasuring 2.5 acres of land including 1.5 acres for the school playground was acquired from the City Industrial Development Corporation at a cost of Rs. 19,36,162. (Nineteen lakhs thirty six thousand one hundred and sixty two) at plot. No. 34, Sector -48, Nerul.

For nearly 2 full academic years the school operated from the Municipal School Building at sector-4, Nerul. In the meantime a spacious Ground plus 3 storeys building of 48000 sq. ft. constructed area was built up at a cost of nearly 3.75 crores.

The school today has a strength of over 4138 students and 130 teachers and other staff member.

Infrastructure

The school has a campus area of 2.5 acres of which the school uses area of about 1.5 acres for the sports activities. The school has huge infrastructure and is equipped with resource center, computer lab, audio-visual hall, multipurpose hall, library, science labs computer lab and music rooms. The school also operates guidance and counseling center for the students. Also the school offers many facilities to the students. It is the best CBSE school in Navi Mumbai. ^[4]

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