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SBOA PUBLIC SCHOOLPROSPECTUS

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Dear All

It is with utmost pride, I welcome you to SBOA Public School situated at a very prime locati on of this vibrant city, Guwahati . Here, success of students is ensured

by implementi ng an ever enriching and structured curriculum, emphasizing the acquisiti on of knowledge, sharpening of skills, understanding, criti cal and analyti cal thinking and problem solving abiliti es. In the ever increasing stressful environment we provide wide spectrum of techniques to ensure a stress free learning for the students. Thus we are consistent in our pursuit to reach even higher standards as far as excellence in educati on is concerned by implementi ng best of practi ces and learning techniques. All these are given eff ect to by an amalgamati on of competent teachers coupled with enthusiasti c administrati ve att ributes. The skilful teachers constantly mentor, moti vate and mould the students to acclimati se them to the ever challenging environments. Apart from academic excellences, arrays of acti viti es ranging from inter school and intra school competi ti ons, theme based assemblies, sports meet, guest speakers, seminars and workshop fi ll the SBOA Calendar. The school gives a soothing look with its lush green playground along with fountain sprinklers around the playground which defi nitely has added a unique charm to the school ambience. In the pursuit of excellence, we appreciate the parent fraternity for their constant support in every inch of its development. Our management team is highly supporti ve for the overall development of the students and the faculti es. The wholehearted eff ort made by the pioneers for the progress of this Insti tuti on is truly ineff able and will go down in the SBOA history years hence.

Thus, we are all committ ed to achieve our vision “EDUCATE AND ILLUMINATE”

With sincere and warm regards.

David Barman

Principal

Principal’s Foreword


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AIMS & OBJECTIVES

The objecti ve of the SBOA Public School besides striving for academic excellence, is to provide comprehensive, value based and quality educati on at a reasonable cost to the children of all secti ons of the society to transform them into the best citi zens of the country with a strong personality, self esteem and a strong moral character together with a sense of discipline, responsibility, initi ati ve, self-reliance, dedicati on, integrity and loyalty. The objecti ve of the school is to make the learning process joyful and interesti ng for the children. It promotes stress-free educati on and aims at creati ng pathways that will lead the children to innovati on. The school also provides ample scope and a very positi ve environment to the students so as to develop their in-born intelligence, creati ve ideas and talents through organising various extra curricular acti viti es and wide range of events, in short, our school makes a very sincere att empt to draw the best out of the children’s physical and mental frame work. Training for the teachers is arranged for improvement of their professional skills and competence.

STATUS OF AFFILIATION

Status : Provisional

A� liation No. : 230036

A� liation with the board since 2001Extension of a� liation up to 2017

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Management & Promoti on

SBOA Public School has been established in August, 1994 with 8 students and three classes – LKG, UKG and Class-I. Year by year the school has been growing and in March, 2002, the fi rst batch of students appeared in Class –X Final Examinati on under the Central Board of Secondary Educati on (CBSE). The school has been upgraded to Senior Secondary level in 2009 with Science, Humaniti es and Commerce in class XI & XII.

SBOA Public School is managed by S B O A (N.E. Circle) Educati onal Society, sponsored by State Bank of India Offi cers’ Associati on (N. E. Circle). It has been established by the Society as one of the social initi ati ves of State Bank of India Offi cers’ Associati on of the North Eastern Circle to provide value based educati on to the needy and deserving students. The Society is registered under the Societi es Registrati on Act (XXI) of 1860, Registrati on No. 2046 of 1994-95.

The SBI Offi cers’ Associati on ( N. E. Circle) and two thrift Sociti es viz. SBI Offi cers’ (Shillong Region) Co-operati ve Credit Society Ltd., Shillong and SBI Offi cers’ Thrift & Credit Co-operati ve Society Ltd., Guwahati have contributed substanti al amounts to the Society to set up the school.

The objecti ve of the school is to establish educati onal insti tuti ons at paces in N. E. Region where there is a concentrati on of Bank Offi cers and to run them as model school(s) aiming at providing quality educati on to all children of the society at large on the patt ern of SBOA School, Chennai run by SBI Offi cers’ Associati on (Chennai Circle). The Society takes guidance from them from ti me to ti me. The Society is also planning to provide hostel faciliti es to students from class VII onwards, subject to availability of infrastructure and demand.

The Campus

The school is presently situated on a sprawling campus on a plot of about 18 bighas of land on the Nati onal Highway-37, Garchuk, Guwahati -35 just a few meters away from Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT). The campus now has three academic blocks with well equipped Laboratories for Physics, Chemistry, Botany & Zoology, Computer Science and Mathemati cs and Teachers Common Rooms, a Yoga Room, Music Room a big play ground, Volley ball fi eld, Foot ball Field , few staff quarters, a branch of State Bank of India, an SBI ATM, a garden. One new Academic building with big Auditorium is under process for constructi on and is expected to be completed by the next session.


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The school has got well venti lated and furnished class rooms, fully equipped laboratories and library.

Biology Laboratory

Physics Laboratory

Chemistry Laboratory

The school employs well qualifi ed, trained and experienced teaching faculty. Regular orientati on programme and workshops are conducted for the teachers to equip themselves with the latest trends in educati on. Facility of Guest Speakers for teachers are available.

The campus when completed, in additi on

to the above will accommodate all faciliti es like one Gym-cum-PHE lab, hostels, more staff quarters, one indoor stadium, and an independent administrati ve block, swimming pool, all other support faciliti es like Dispensary, Provision Store etc.

SBOA Public School has grown leaps and bounds in just a litt le over a decade since its incepti on and boasts of student strength of over 1400.

The school gives importance to co curricular acti viti es besides academics. The school has been a pioneer in introducing innovati ve methods of teaching like, ‘learning by doing’ ‘concept learning’ ‘demonstrati on and presentati on methodology’ ‘dramati zati on’ etc.

The school has consistently achieved 100% results with high disti ncti on in the CBSE Board Exams. Students of the school have excelled in the fi eld of music, dance, sports,

painti ng and other co-curricular and literary acti viti es at State level and Nati onal level. The students are also given exposure to yearly educati onal tours (Field Trips).

A non-profi t, Non-proprietary associati on working for educati on excellence, the SBOA Public School enjoys a rich experience by providing educati on to a wide community. Development of a student is focussed across the intellectual, social, emoti onal, physical, spiritual and aestheti c level. Student learning is encouraged through a spirit of enquiry and completi on. Student’s growth is promoted through the empowerment in school teams, career guidance and counselling. The process is facilitated through a matured school-parent relati onship for mutual benefi t.


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With a successful track record of 20 years, SBOA Public School with pioneering concepts of quality educati on is today a preferred route to many parents in NE Region who fi nd school environs ideal for their children of school educati on.

Spread across 18 bighas of lush green campus, SBOA Public School, Guwahati boasts of being one of the polluti on free campuses in the city. Being too close to the NH-37, and being too far from the madding crowd of the city, SBOA Public School provides a serene and fresh air to the young minds to meditate, to explore and to invent.

School Campus Details

Land Area (Bighas) 18

Building Area (sq.mtrs) 900

Area of playground (sq.mtrs) 12000

COURSE OF STUDY & CLASSES

The school aims at providing a very high standard of educati on and many features of modern school of repute have been introduced in the school. The school is a co-educati onal English Medium school following the curriculum of CBSE, New Delhi. Assamese, Hindi and Sanskrit are off ered as second/third language up to class X. The school houses classes from Lower Kindergarten (LKG) to the Senior Secondary level (XII). It is affi liated to the Central Board of Secondary Educati on, New Delhi. The affi liati on No. is 230036.


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The prospectus and applicati on forms are available on payment of Rs. 100/-.The applicati on form for admission should be completed and submitt ed within the date specifi ed. The admission is strictly on the basis of merit. A child seeking admission to LKG must complete at least 3 (Three) years of age as on 31st March of the year of Admission.

The Registrati on form issued to the selected candidates for admission should be duly fi lled in and registered at the school along with the registrati on fee of Rs.500/- within the date specifi ed.

Documents to be produced at the ti me of Interview/Admission:

a) Mark sheet of last qualifying examinati on.

b) Admit Card

c) Pass certi fi cate

d) Transfer Certi fi cate from the last school

e) Registrati on Certi fi cate of class IX, where ever applicable

f) Migrati on Certi fi cate in case of students passing under Boards other than CBSE

g) Caste certi fi cate from competent authority if belonging to ST/SC/OBC/MOBC

h) Birth Certi fi cate from competent authority & immunizati on certi fi cate in case of admission to KG to class X

i) 3 copies of recent passport size photographs.

Note: Duly att ested Xerox copies of all the above documents must be submitt ed with the applicati on forms. The original copies of above documents must be produced at the ti me of interview.

ADMISSION:


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STREAMS OFFERED

The following combinati ons of subjects are off ered in the Senior Secondary level (Class XI & XII) in the Science/Commerce/Humaniti es stream.

A) SCIENCE B) COMMERCE C) HUMANITIES

1. English 1. English 1. English 2. Physics 2. Accountancy 2. Geography 3. Chemistry 3. Business Studies 3. Politi cal Science 4. Mathemati cs 4. Economics 4. Sociology 5. Physical Educati on 5. Physical Educati on 5. Physical Educati on 6. Biology/Comp. Science 6. Entrepreneurship/ 6. Economics/History Maths/Informati cs Practi ces (IP)

* All 6 (six) subjects ( in all the streams) are compulsory* Students opti ng Mathemati cs in Commerce Stream must secure 70 % or above marks in Mathemati cs in class X Board Examinati on.* Students opti ng for Computer Science/IP will have to sit in a qualifying test.

ACADEMIC YEAR/SESSION

The academic year of the School is from April to March with three mid-year vacati ons (Terminal Holidays) i.e. Summer vacati on during July, Autumn Break during October and Winter Break during December/January of the following year. The session is divided in to two terms i.e April to September and October to March. The School works for 220 days in a year and from 8.00 a.m to 2.10 p.m. on all working days except Second Saturday (please refer to the handbook).

SCHOOL HOURS

(Monday to Saturday) Class VI to XII : 8 AM to 2.10 PM

(Monday to Friday) Class I to V: 8 AM to 2.10 PM

(Monday to Friday) Class LKG and UKG: 10. AM to 2.10 PM

Academic Session Period is from April to March.

Summer Vacati on is from 1st July to 31st July


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Other Faciliti es


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FACULTY

The school has a very committ ed and dedicated team of well qualifi ed (as per CBSE norms) teaching Staff with adequate experience. They are periodically sent for training and in service programme such as seminars and workshops to help them improve their teaching and professional skills.

CLASS LIBRARY & REFERENCE LIBRARY

The school has a well equipped library. All the classes are provided with at least one library period per week. Reference books are also available in the library for the students. Books are made available to the pupils against Library cards issued to them on payment of Rs.20/- .

Library is equipped with more than 6000 books in additi on to 700 reference books, 7 periodicals, 5 dailies and 5 magazines.

TESTS AND EXANIATIONS

LKG to Class II : Month-wise assessment

Class III to VIII : Conti nuous and c o m p r e h e n s i v e Evaluati on (CCE) as per latest e x a m i n a t i o n reforms introduced by the Department of Human Resources, Govt. of India for the Co-Scholasti c areas from the Primary Level ti ll the Secondary Level.

Class IX & X : Term I : 2 Formati ves and 1 Summati ve Assessment

Term II: 2 Formati ves and 1 Summati ve Assessment (Board/School)

Class XI : 2 Unit Tests, 1 Mid Term Assessment, 1 Session ending Examinati on

Class XII : Prelims, Mid Term Assessment, Pre Board I & Pre Board II

Normally as soon as the assessment/examinati on are over, Students’ report card is handed over to the parents/guardians only preferably during Parents Teachers Meet. A system of awarding of Gradati on has been introduced in the school to moti vate the children to conti nuously excel themselves. The school prepares the students for All India Secondary and Senior School Examinati on conducted by CBSE, Delhi.


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COMPUTER EDUCATION

Computer Educati on is compulsory for all the students from LKG to Class IX. Students of class XI & XII may opt computer Science or Informati cs Practi ces (IP) as one of their subjects on qualifying in an entrance test.

The computer classes are conducted by experienced and qualifi ed faculty members. The school has a well equipped computer laboratory with all the modern equipment/ technology.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Physical Educati on is compulsory for all students. It is one of the Electi ve subjects for the students of class XI & XII. Yoga classes are held regularly for all the students.

HEALTH AND MEDICAL CHECKUP

Medical inspecti on/ check-up is conducted by a team of qualifi ed medical offi cers for all the students every year and cumulati ve medical reports are sent to the parents for necessary ‘follow up’. The diff erently abled children admitt ed in the school are given special att enti on.

HOUSE SYSTEM

The school has been divided into four houses for the purpose of providing good citi zenship training to all the pupils. The houses are named aft er rivers, hills and lakes of the North Eastern Region viz. Loktak, Kopili, Patkai and Lohit.

Each house has House Master/ House Mistress, Captain & Vice Captain. All competi ti ons - cultural, sports and academics are conducted on inter house basis. Every child is given an opportunity to bring out the best in him/ her.

Name of Houses Colour

Loktak RedKopili BlueLohit Yellow

Patkai Green


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SCHOOL COUNSELLING SERVICE & REMEDIAL CLASSES

Special eff orts are made to give personal att enti on to each and every student of the school so as to enrich his/her whole life. Counselling service is made available by the school for providing educati onal guidance parti cularly for the low achievers. The counsellors serve as School-cum-House liaison offi cers. Remedial classes are also organised for improving the performance of the low achievers/slow learners.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

A student must put in at least 75 % of att endance to be eligible for sitti ng in the fi nal examinati ons. Leave will be granted only on medical grounds and unavoidable circumstances.(Medical certi fi cate MUST be produced from a registered medical practi ti oner). For class XI and XII, 75 % of att endance both in Theory and Practi cal classes are compulsory. A student must be present on the last day and opening day aft er all terminal holidays i.e. Summer vacati on, Autumn/Puja break and winter break. Absence will lead to a fi ne of Rs.50/-.

CLUBS

The school has 8 (eight) clubs for its students i.e. Science and Maths club, Art & Craft club, Social Welfare club, Dramati cs and Fine Arts, Health club, Grooming club, General Knowledge Lab and Language club.


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SCHOOL UNIFORM

Students must wear school uniform on all working days as well as on special occasions.

CLASS DAYS BOYS GIRLS

LKG TO CLASS II

Monday to Thurs-day

White Shirt with house fl ap on the shoulders and sus-pender grey half pants with elasti c band at the waist and without belts, grey socks and black school shoes.

White blouse with puff ed sleeves and grey tunic with two pockets having house colour lining (one in each pocket), grey socks and black school shoes, red hair band, red head band (opti onal) and black clip.

CLASS III TO V

Monday to Thurs-day

Grey full pants and white shirt with house fl aps on both the shoulders, school belt and black school shoes with grey socks

Grey pleated skirt and white shirt with house fl aps on both the shoulders, school belt, grey socks and black school shoes, red hair band, red head band (opti onal) and black clip.

CLASS VI TO X

Monday to Thurs-day and Saturday

Grey full pants and white shirt with house fl aps on both the shoulders, school belt and black school shoes with grey socks

Grey pleated skirt and white shirt with house fl aps on both the shoulders, school belt and black school shoes with grey socks, red hair band, black clip and red head band (opti onal)

CLASS XI & XII

Monday to Thurs-day and Saturday

Grey full pants and grey striped shirt, black leather belt, grey socks and black school shoes,

Grey skirt and grey striped shirt with grey socks, school black shoes, red hair band, black clip and red head band (opti onal)

LKG TO CLASS XII

Friday White trousers/Suspender pants (LKG-II) with House T-Shirt, school belt, white canvas shoes with white socks.

Blocks checks on white base(House co-lour check) divided skirt with house T-Shirt, school belt, white canvas shoes with white socks

LKG TO XII During Winter Bott le green sweater/vest with maroon and yellow stripes on neck and sleeves for LKG to VII and same co-lour coat for Class VIII to XII. Full Grey suspender pants for LKG to Class II. Bott le green comforter

Bott le green sweater/vest with maroon and yellow stripes on neck and sleeves for LKG to VII and same colour coat for Class VIII to XII. Long Grey stockings for all classes. Bott le green bonnet

Note: Tie has to be worn by boys and girls from class III to XII. A water- proof apron should be provided to KG students. Watches can be worn by class IX- XII students. No expensive jewellery to be worn by the students.


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TRANSPORTATION

The school runs bus services on specifi ed route(s) for the benefi t of children living in diff erent parts of the city. The requirement of school bus should be specifi cally indicated in the applicati on form for admission.

The monthly fee for the same will be informed to the students/parents at the beginning of each session. The School has at present 30 buses hired on contact basis to render services on specifi c routes for the benefi t of children living at far off places of the city.

WITHDRAWALS

Withdrawals are not permitt ed during the course of a term. If however, a student is to be withdrawn, the same fees for the whole term would be levied.

PARENTS TEACHERS MEET

Parents-Teachers meets are held periodically throughout the session to discuss diff erent matt ers relati ng to the development of the children and the school. Students’ Report Book is handed over to the parents/guardians only preferably during Parents Teachers Meet. Parents are requested to follow the general instructi ons given by the school through Hand Books meti culously. They can meet the Head of School on specifi c days and

ti me as noti fi ed by the school. On other days, they can meet him/her only with prior appointment.


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FEE STRUCTURE FOR NEW ADMISSION

Parti culars of FeeLKG TO V VI TO VIII IX & X

XI & XII (Sc)

XI & XII (Arts & Com)

Admission Fee 3500 6500 6500 11500 11500

Building Fund 5200 5200 5200 5500 5500

Printi ng & Stati onary 500 500 500 600 600

Library 500 500 500 800 800

Exam Fee 800 800 800 1200 1200

Games & Sports 600 600 600 600 600

Development &Maintenance

2500 2500 2500 2500 2500

Electricity 500 500 500 500 500

Insurance 50 50 50 50 50

Medical Aid & Misc.Expenses

1200 1200 1200 1500 1500

Extra Co- Curricular1200 1200 1200 1200 1200

Id.Card Fee 50 50 50 50 50

Laboratory 0 0 800 2000 0

Total 16600 19600 20400 28000 26000

TUITION FEES

Parti culars of Fee LKG TO V VI TO XXI & XII (Arts &

Com)XI & XII (Sc)

Tuiti on Fee (Quarterly)

(1200 x 3) =3600

(1300 x 3) = 3900

(1500x3)=4500 (1600x3)=4800

Transport Fee (Quarterly)

(1500 x3) =4500 (1500 x3) =4500 (1500 x3) =4500 (1500 x3) =4500

** 25% Rebate for SBOA Public School student on Admission in Class XI, if selected on merit basis.

The Annual fee and Registrati on fee are to be paid at the school at the ti me of admission along with the tuiti on and transportati on fees for the 1st Term i.e. April to June. The tuiti on and transportati on fees will have to be paid within 10th of fi rst month of every quarter/term i.e. in the month of April, July, October and January at the Bank, recommended by the school failing which a fi ne of Rs.10/- for each day of delay (both for tuiti on & transportati on ) shall be imposed by the school. The rates of the school fees are subject to change from ti me to ti me.