Sainik School, Korukonda
| Sainik School Korukonda | |
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Maingate of Sainik School, Korukonda
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Korukonda Andhra Pradesh India |
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| Type |
Public school Run by the Ministry of Defence (India) |
| Motto | Ever Loyal |
| Established | 18 January 1962 |
| Founder | Cdr. Almeda was the First Principal |
| President | Vice Admiral A K Chopra |
| Head of school | Lt Col M Ashok Babu |
| Grades | Class 6 - 12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 10 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 525 |
| Campus size | 206-acre (0.83 km2) |
| Campus type | Fully Residential,and for Boys only |
| Colour(s) |
Grey and Maroon |
| Affiliation | CBSE |
| Former pupils | Saikorian Aulmni Association Official website |
| Houses | Mourya, Kakatiya, Pallava, Pandya, Moghul, Chalukya, Gupta, and Gajapati |
| Website | School Official website |
Coordinates: 18°03′00″N 83°20′15″E / 18.05000°N 83.33750°E
Grey and Maroon
Sainik School at Korukonda informally began on 10 September 1961. The school was formally founded by its first principal, Commander T De Almeida, on 18 January 1962, when the first batch of 205 students had joined.
The building which is now Sainik School was originally named Alak Appala Kondayamba Vijayaram Palace. It was built in 1911 by Maharaja Vijayaram Gajapathi Raju as his country residence,and later bequeathed to his second son Dr. Vijayanand Gajapathi Raju, Padmabushan, (P.V.G. Raju) LLD, a Member of Parliament and a great cricket lover, known as “Vizzy” in cricketing circles, who gifted the palace, along with 206 acres (0.83 km2) of land surrounding it, for use as a school in September 1961. As a tribute to the Royal Family, the original crest and motto of the Gajapathi dynasty was adopted by the school from its inception.
The Palace was a center for games and sports, where all-India tournaments were conducted, and sportsmen from all over India came to participate and enjoy the princely reception till about 1933.
The school now sends around 600 students into the National Defence Academy. The instructional block is a two-storied building with classrooms, laboratories, an art and craft gallery and academic departments. The administrative wing of the school is housed in the Palace. The school has an auditorium with a capacity of 650, a swimming pool, eight dormitories for the cadets, a cadets' mess (Almeida Hall - named after the first Principal),a library, a sports ground of around 50 acres (200,000 m2), a tennis court, a squash court and two children's parks.
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