Excel Central School
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| Excel Central School | |
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| Address | |
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17/190A, Awai Farm Lane , | |
| Coordinates | 8°20′05″N 77°15′49″E / 8.3346°N 77.2637°E |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto | "Wisdom Enriches" |
| Established | 2003 |
| Chairman | Dr. Sree Kumar |
| Director | Brinda Sree Kumar |
| Principal | Binu Kumar |
| Grades | Preschool – 12 |
| Age range | 3 – 17 |
| Enrollment | 2100 (2016) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1:15, 1:25 |
| Campus size | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Accreditation | CISCE |
| Website | www |
Excel Central School is a co-educational English Medium School which is situated 1 km west to Thiruvattar in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. It follows the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, CISCE board, and is branded along with Excel Global School as the Excel Group of Schools. The Administration of the school is vested with the Centre for Educare and Research Charitable Trust, which is a non-profit organisation for rural education.
The school has entered into a joint venture with New Delhi based ISO 9001 certified Pearls International School, with a view to integrate new techniques and educational technology with existing educational standards.[citation needed]
Campus
This institution was established in the academic year 2003–04. The campus covers about 8 acres (32,000 m2), which seats both the schools of the group, forming the Excel Complex. It is located 1.5 km south-east of
Library
The library, also called by Excelites the Wisdom Centre within the campus, contains more than 3000 volumes of selected books on various subjects.[
Observatory
In 2015, a space observatory was inaugurated by NASA astronaut Dr. Donald Alan Thomas in the campus to engage students with astronomy and astrophysics, while building an interest of space exploration within them.[citation needed] The space observatory houses a telescope used by students, teachers and parents to observe and research cosmic entities.[citation needed] Students have conducted research on Sunspots, the Moon and other nearby planets.[citation needed]
Resource Room
The school also has a research room with computers with internet access, that is accessible to the students and teachers.[citation needed]
Administration
The current[when?] principal of the school is Binu Kumar, acting under the supervision of the board of directors of Excel Group of Schools. The vice-principal and other academic coordinators work in accordance to the school's functioning guidelines.[citation needed]
Awards and recognition
- IIMUN Kanyakumari 2016 Best School Award: Awarded by IIMUN at Kanyakumari for winning the most number of medals in 2016.[citation needed]
- IIMUN Vellore 2016 Best School Award: Awarded by IIMUN at Vellore for winning the most number of medals in the year 2016.[citation needed]
- NIF IGNITE Award: Awarded by National Innovation Foundation to Ram Nikash by the then President of India Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in the year 2014.[citation needed]