Andhra Association School
| Andhra Association School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Kolkata, West Bengal (India) | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 28 March 1953 |
| Principal |
Mrs. Usha Suri (primary section) Mrs. N.Leena Harathi (higher secondary section) |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | Andhra Association School |
Andhra Association School is a co-educational high school in South Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, India. It is affiliated to West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE). The school's motto is 'तमसो माँ ज्योतिर्गमय' (Tamaso Maa Jyotirgamaya), which in Sanskrit means Lead us from darkness unto Light.
It provides education from standards Kindergarten to Class IV in the primary section and Classes V to X in the secondary section. The school leaving examination is called Madhyamik, which is held at the end of class X by WBBSE.
History
In 1938, some members of the Andhra Association (Kolkata Branch) felt their children should be taught Telugu, their mother tongue. At that time no school in Kolkata (then Calcutta) had Telugu language in its curriculum. A small number of children were taught Telugu by a few ladies of the Telugu society. This unofficial and free school went on for some years, but not regularly.
As time went on people wanted a regular school. On 28 March 1953, a primary school was founded with three classes. Andhra Association School became broad based, where not only Telugu but other languages and subjects were taught too. The school was recognized as a junior high school in 1958. By 1960, the junior high school rose to be a high school. The first president was Sri Venkatesam and the first headmistress was Mrs. P. Kamalam.
West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) recognized it as an unaided high school in 1965.
Initially the school operated in two locations - the primary section (nursery to class 4) from rented premises at 5, Satyen Datta Road near Desapriya Park and the secondary section (class 5 to class 10) from Hindustan Park near Gariahat. The Association operated from the primary school premises.
The school's current premises at Sahanagar had an indoor auditorium owned by the association. This was used for activities of the school and the association, and was rented out on request. The current school building was constructed in the open area near the auditorium within the premises, and both sections of the schools shifted to this location. After the move to the new location, the school added classes 11 and 12.
Instruction medium and subjects
Andhra Association School provides education in the medium of English. Students choose a compulsory first language from Hindi, Telugu. (Although the school has been offering Tamil as one of the options for first language for many years, the school's website does not list Tamil as an option.)
English is the compulsory second language. Students in the secondary school also study a third language: Bengali or Hindi. The medium of instruction is English for all other subjects like mathematics, life science, physical science, history, geography, computers, etc.
The school follows its own curriculum and subject combinations from kindergarten to standard VIII. Subject combinations and curriculum of classes IX and X are governed by the WBBSE to allow the school to meet statewide education standards.