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DAV Boys Senior Secondary School is a senior secondary high school located in Gopalapuram, a central part of Chennai, India. It is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education. The school is noted for its high results in the CBSE Class 12 Board Exams and has been ranked among the best in the country over the years, especially in academics. In the past, the school has been ranked among the top three schools in India in the CBSE Class 12th Board Exam Results . The magazines Outlook and Education World rated the school as the best in Tamil Nadu. Shri Ravi Malhotra is incumbent President of the Board Of Management. The Principal is Smt. Swarna Karpagavalli S who replaced Mrs. Chitra Raghavan in 2024.

Location

The school is located on Lloyds Road (Avvai Shanmugham Salai). It is flanked by sister institute D.A.V. Girls School. The boys school is attached with the corporation playground.

Curriculum

D.A.V. Boys Gopalapuram follows the CBSE curriculum from 6th standard onwards. The average strength of a class is 40. Till class ten, the main subjects taught are Science, Social Science, Mathematics, English, and Language. Choices for Language are Tamil, Hindi and Sanskrit.

Computer Science, Third Language, Engineering Graphics, WoodWork, Art are compulsory for students till class 10.

Havans are performed by students every week.

Houses

Shivaji, Bharati, Pratap, Tagore

History

The school D.A.V. (Dayanand Anglo-Vedic schools system) was started by Arya Samaj with the motto of "Lead us from darkness unto light". Late Mr. Satyadev, Mr. Lalaindersain, Mr Malhotra D.C. along with late Mr Jaidev were the founder heads of the school.

Kulapathi. Dr. S. Balakrishna Joshi was the Founder - Principal; Sri A.S.Ram Kalia, late Shri Jaidev Ji and Shri Surendra Kumar led the school for more than two decades and were responsible for the schools growth.

Rankings

The school has produced toppers in CBSE 10th and 12th standard exams as well as the AIEEE, BITSAT and IITJEE exams year after year.

Education World magazine ranked the school first in academic reputation (along with DPS Delhi) and over all fourth in the country in the year 2010.It has also been ranked as 8th in all over India schools

Community service

Students participate in community service, particularly after the 2004 tsunami. The school has adopted villages where the NCC and the Boy Scouts help rehabilitate victims.

Notable alumni

• Siddharth Narayan, Actor
• Kutraleeswaran - swimmer
• Bharat Bala - AR Rahman associate

References

1. "DAV Boys School Gopalapuram - Our Publications".
2. "Chennai region tops in CBSE XII examination". The Hindu. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
3. ^ "Welcome to India's best school". The Rediff Special. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
4. Bakshi, S.R (January 2005). Arya Samaj and philosophy of Swami Dayananda. Vista International Publishing House. ISBN 9788189526436.
5. Sharma, Sri Ram (1936). The Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College, Lahore (1886- 1936): A Brief History. Lahore.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
6. Biswas, Venkata Susmita (10 September 2012). "An ode to our teacher". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
7. "Black dot on a white board". Blog. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
8. "India's top 10 day schools" (PDF). Parameters of excellence. Education world online. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
9. Petlee, Peter (29 May 2011). "School teacher decorated with Lieutenant Ran". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
10. "Interview with Siddarth by Jeevi". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
11. Kutraleeswaran
12. Bharat Bala

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