Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan
Template:The Army Public SchoolCoordinates: 28°36′1″N 77°10′9″E / 28.60028°N 77.16917°E
The Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan (TAPS) is a public school located at Delhi, India. It is operated under Indian Army supervision under the aegis of Indian Army welfare Education society (AWES). The school was founded in 1953 and has about 6000 students.
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Structure
The school has an area of over 31.5 acres (127,000 m2), which includes a number of sports grounds. The school has four wings and an auditorium:
- Main Block (Secondary Wing - class VI to X)
- Malhotra Block (Senior Secondary Wing - class XI and XII)
- Primary Wing (Class I to V)
- Activity Wing (Activity rooms, Computer lab, MI room)
- Raina auditorium
The school has three cafeterias, a children's science park, and a hostel for boys known as ridgewood hostel which is quite famous in south campus for its unity and strength. It has six basketball courts, two football field and one hockey field, two tennis courts, two volleyball courts, a huge slide, a gym, a bank, and lots more.
Magazines and publications
Students publish an annual magazine called 'Aviral'. It contains articles on various school events of the past year, literary works from students of all standards and achievements, and accolades received by students and school staff in the past year. The name 'Record' was changed to 'Aviral' in 2004. The school also publishes a number of newsletters every year and also contributes to newspapers and other magazines in India.
Notable alumni
The students and alumni of the school are referred to as "Tapsites"
- Shiney Ahuja, Actor
- Ritu Beri, Famous Designer
- Chetan Bhagat, Author
- Manpreet Brar, Model, Miss India, and Miss Universe Runner Up, 1995
- Priyanka Chopra, Bollywood and Hollywood Actress
- Sunil Chettri, Indian Football player and National Team Captain
- Kanishtha Dhankar, Miss India 2011
- Robin K. Dhowan, Chief of Naval staff
- Neha Dhupia, Actress
- Rahul Kanwal, Executive Director, Headlines Today
- Shonali Nagrani, Actress
- Anuj Nayyar, War Hero and Mahavir Chakra recipient
- Gautam Rode, Actor
- Nishit Saran, Gay Rights Activist
- Suparno Satpathy, Noted Socio-Political-Cultural leader
- Anushka Sharma, Bollywood Actress
- Ankita Shorey, Model
- Rannvijay Singh, Actor
- Rakul Preet Singh, Actor
- Ira Singhal, IAS Topper (2015)
- Vijayant Thapar, War Hero and Vir Chakra Awardee
- Vikram Batra, War hero and Param Vir Chakra Awardee