- Affiliation : 1580003 (old : 1530060)
- apsgopalpur@gmail.com
It is a Co-educational English Medium School affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. The school is from BV I to class XII. All subjects are taught in English. Hindi as second language is taught from class I to X. Sanskrit is taught as third language from class VI to VIII.
School imparts knowledge of computers to all students from class I to class XII. Every child is made to work with computer. Computer is used as a teaching aid by the teachers.
In order to make learning interesting and effective, School lay stress on the latest recent concepts in Education.
Army Public School (APS) Gopalpur located at Gopalpur Military Station, Odisha was established under the aegis of Army Welfare Education Society in year 1997 to fulfil the educational needs of the children of Army personnel both serving and retired. The school also admit children of defence civilians and few local civilians. Starting with 208 children and 07 teachers in Primary classes, Army School Gopalpur came into to being on 01 March 1997. The School started off in the Mechanical Transport (MT) Sheds of Military Hospital (MH) Gopalpur. It was running under the local management of then Air Defence Guided Missile (ADGM) School which is now renamed as Army Air Defence College (Army AD College) Gopalpur. The School shifted to the new permanent building in December 2007.
Middle Section (VI to VIII) got affiliation from Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on 01 April 1999 and Secondary Section (IX to X) on 01 April 2002. First batch of students of class X passed out in May 2004.
Senior Secondary (Science stream) was introduced in academic year 2010-11 and Commerce and Humanities streams in April 2012 & 2014 respectively. School received regular Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliation on 15 September 2014.
On 01 July 2023, the Gopalpur Army Pre-primary School (GAPPS) was merged with Army Public School (APS) Gopalpur. Today the School runs classes from Bal Vatica-I to Class XII with over 1600 students on roll.
Over the years the school has grown leaps and bounds with world-class infrastructure and excellent results. The School complies with provisions of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
A vision without action is a dream, an action without vision is simply passing the time and an action with vision is making a positive difference
- Joel Barke -
To be a vibrant centre of learning which provides a congenial atmosphere to motivate, educate & inspire young minds and foster ethical, social & moral values through “Holistic Learning” to help them bloom into responsible global citizens in future.
We at Army Public School (APS) Gopalpur are earnestly involved in creating a student community that involves, investigates and discover their real and latent talent to succeed in a highly competitive and rapidly changing world.
The school is located in the campus of Army Air Defence College, which is approximately 15 km from Berhampur city. It is well connected to the railway station and bus terminals through public & private transport. The school complex is located near the sea shore in a calm and peaceful setting.
Army Public School Gopalpur is a school with difference, stressing for the dignity and rights of children, by educating them to meet the contemporary needs. Aims of the school are :-
⮚ To impart quality education for the children of Army personnel and civilians.
⮚ To promote academic excellence, discipline, personal character, high sense of value and national integration.
⮚ To promote sports & co-curricular activities.
The school strives to instil in pupils a healthy respect for rules and a habit of co-operative living. The stress is on discipline, industry, regularity, attention to details of work, dress and life in general and respect for all. Violation of school rules, cheating in examination will not be condoned and will invite severe penalties which might include expulsion from the school or being debarred from the examination.