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Institution Profile

Holy Child Public School, Rewari

Consistently ranked Rewari's #1 co-ed day school and among the Top 20 in
Haryana state by EducationWorld, this 46-year-old CBSE school has established
an excellent reputation for affordable, holistic and values-based education
AUTAR NEHRU
STABLISHED ON A FOUR-
acre campus on the outskirts
of the fast-industrialising
Ecity of Rewari (pop.1.1 mil-
lion), an hour’s drive from Delhi,
Holy Child Public School (HCPS-R,
estb.1979) has earned a good reputa-
tion for providing affordable, holis-
tic, values-based K-12 education. In
the annual EducationWorld India
School Rankings, HCPS-R is con-
sistently ranked Rewari’s #1 co-ed
day school and among the Top 20 in
Haryana state. Currently celebrating
its 46th anniversary, the city’s first
CBSE (Delhi)-affiliated co-ed day
school has 2,100 children mentored
by 104 well-qualified teachers on its
muster rolls.
HCPS-R was promoted by South
Africa-returned educator couple —
Ramlal and Kanta Sachdeva — in
1979 under the aegis of the Sharada
Education Foundation (regd.1985),
with the mission to provide high-
quality English-medium education in HCPS-R prefects: affordable, holistic, values-based K-12 education
underserved Rewari and nurture “ac- (UK) and IIM-Ahmedabad, including table tennis,
ademically bright lifelong learners”. who took charge of the chess, gymnastics, bad-
Since then, the school has blossomed school as Director after his minton, and taekwondo.
into a progressive 21st-century father and founder Ramlal Co-curricular activi-
academy offering rigorous curricula passed away in 2011. ties introduced to develop
supplemented with excellent co- The school’s fully air- children’s multiple intel-
curricular and sports education. conditioned campus — ligences include instru-
“Our objective is to nurture criti- distinguished by a Saraswati mental and vocal music,
cal thinkers, problem solvers and in- (goddess of learning) temple drama, and dance. Stu-
novators equipped with the skills to — hosts four academic Anirudh Sachdeva dents also have the option
meet the constantly changing needs blocks housing 66 Smart classrooms, to sign up for hobby clubs (English,
of the Indian economy. Therefore, three state-of-the-art science, com- science, robotics, and MUN), engage
our curriculum integrates sports, puter science, language labs, two in student council activities, partici-
co-curricular and life skills education music laboratories, an Atal Tinkering pate in educational excursions and
with rigorous academics and special Lab, a well-catalogued library with environment and community service
focus given to developing children’s over 11,000 print volumes, and a initiatives
multiple intelligences and experi- 400-seat multipurpose hall. “Social and community service
ential learning. To this end, we also To provide children joyful, holistic is integral to the curriculum as our
pay great attention to the continu- education as also to learn the life institutional objective is to develop
ous professional development of our skills of teamwork and cooperation, compassionate, civic-minded citi-
teachers, so they bring out the best sports and co-curricular educa- zens. The school sponsors the annual
in every child. Perhaps that’s why tion is accorded high importance. Rewari Marathon, raises funds for
we have a near zero teacher attrition The school’s sports infrastructure local government schools, supports
rate,” says Anirudh Sachdeva, an includes grounds for football and a book bank for underprivileged
engineering and business manage- cricket, basketball and volleyball children, and offers scholarships to
ment alum of NIT, Nagpur and IMT, courts, a roller-skating rink, and an orphans and economically disadvan-
Ghaziabad with leadership certifica- athletics track. These sports facilities taged children,” adds Sachdeva.
tion from the University of Wales are supplemented with indoor games Following tradition, a substan-

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