The Air Force School (Subroto Park)

The Air Force School (TAFS)
The Air Force School
Location
New Delhi, NCT India
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Education Empowers
Established	1955
Principal	Mrs Amita Gupta
Grades	Class 1 - 12
Campus size	100,000 square Yards
Affiliation	CBSE
Website	tafssp.com

The Air Force School (Subroto Park) (TAFS), originally called The Air Force Central School (AFCS) was set up to provide education primarily to the children of Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel.

The school is an unaided private co-educational institute affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). It has boarding facilities for boys of classes VI to XII. It has classes from Kindergarten to Class XII. The school is situated on the Aravali ridge - amidst picturesque surroundings - lined by rows of majestic Eucalyptus and Ashoka trees.

In the 100,000 square yards area of the school, there are numerous varieties of Bougainvillea, ranging from the common Pink to the rare lovely Mary Palmer which blossom throughout the year. Although the school was established primarily for the benefit of children belonging to the IAF personnel, it has always been open to wards of Army and Navy personnel as well as to civilians. (TAFS)' was founded by the late Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee, the Chief of Air Staff. It was established in temporary wartime barracks at Wellingdon Camp, Club Road, New Delhi on 18 July 1955 to educate children of Officers and Airmen of the Indian Air Force. In May 1967, the school shifted to its present location Aravalli Campus location in Subroto Park, Delhi Cantonment. Earlier the school was located in New Delhi near the present residence of the Prime Minister of India. The school celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 1980 when the word "Central" was dropped from the name.

The school, and its sister schools, Air Force Bal Bharati School (AFBBS) and the Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute (AFGJI) are run by the Indian Air Force Educational and Cultural Society.