Air Force Bal Bharati School

Air Force Bal Bharati School (AFBBS) established 1955, is a senior secondary school situated on Lodi Road, New Delhi, India, and run by the Indian Air Force Educational and Cultural Society. It is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education.

The school was the brainchild of Air Marshal M.S. Chaturvedi who encountered problems trying to get his children admitted to a school in New Delhi while he was posted there with the Air Force. The school was started by the Indian Air Force Educational and Cultural Society, which also runs The Air Force School (Suboroto Park) and Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute, with the aim of educating children of Air Force personnel posted to the National Capital Region. AFBBS made a its beginning, as a primary school, on 15 July 1955 with 116 students and six members of staff. The school was housed in war time barracks.

By 1974 it had grown into a full-fledged senior secondary school offering education to over 3300 students. Today, AFBBS functions under the aegis of Indian Air Force Educational and Cultural Society as a recognized, unaided private school. The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and offers educational facilities under 10+2 scheme of education.

In the mid 1990s in an India Today survey the school was listed in the top 10 schools of New Delhi, rising to 1st in 1995. Various agencies have since ranked it in top 10 or top 15 lists.

In October 2005, the school celebrated its golden jubilee with a week-long festival "Swarnajyoti", with inter-school competitions. In 2007 AFBBS achieved ISO 9001-2000 certification.

In 2012 Air Marshal J.N. Burma at the school's annual day stated that as per Indian Air Force computer records results of the school students are the best in all schools run by the Indian Air Force.

The school has various activities in every department and is an active participant in the annual football tournament - Subroto Cup

A student has to put in at least 75% attendance during the year to become eligible to appear for the Board Examination/Annual Examination. There are two Terminal Examinations. In order to be declared as ‘Passed’ at the end of the academic session, a student must secure at least 40% marks in each of the subjects offered.

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