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Good Shepherd International School
About the School 
 
Good Shepherd International School is rund by "Good Shepherd Educational and Charitable Trust", a non-profit making Organisation. It is fully residential co-educational school run on English Public school lines with a tradition of providing quality education to all.
 
Location 
 

The school is located in the former Baroda Summer Palace Complex situated at the Fernhill. It is at a distance of 18, 51 and 88 kms from Coonoor, Mettupalayam and coimbatore respectively and is well connected by road and rail. The direct trains to Mettupalayam are (I) the Nilgiris Express from Madras and (ii) the connecting Express from Cochin. From Mettupalayam, it is only two hour journey by road there are regular buses running at frequent intervals. There are regular buses from Coimbatore also.


Curriculum 
  

The IGCSE/AICE constitute an integrated Pre-University curriculum administered by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate,Cambridge,United Kingdom.

 

The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is designed as a two year curriculum programme leading to a Certificate which is internationally recognized as equivalent in standard to the British GCSE and International GCE 'O' LEVEL Examinations. The IGCSE provides a foundation for high level courses such as the North American Advanced Placement Test (APT), International Baccalaureate (IB) GCE 'A' levels and the Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE), which has been designed as a Pre-University Course of study progressive from IGCSE. The AICE and the IGCSE together constitute a fully integrated curriculum for students in their last four years of Secondary Education.

 

The School has provision to teach the following as the Second Language.
Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarathi, and Bengali. French, is offered as the Third Language.

 
Admission Procedure 
 

Enquiries for admission upto Class VIII of the ICSE stream and ISC can be made on any working day during the II term from January to May.. The classes for the ISC Plus One usually commences in the first week of April every academic year,. A fortnight after the conclusion of the ICSE Examination.

 

Registration for admission of students in the school can be made upto five years in advance. The registration for enclosed in the prospectus should be submitted by registered post with a bank draft of Rs.2000/-. Registration fee and Admission fee are non refundable under any circumstances. A Registration Roster is maintained at the school and call letters for admission test/admission will be sent strictly in accordance with that. Preference will, however, be given to those who have/had their brother/sister on the roll of the school.

  

Registration is must for considering admission into the school. Parents are advised to register their wards for admission in the lowest class i.e. UKG. Vacancies normally will not be available in the higher classes. If a child registered for UKG in a particular year is not offered a seat that year, he/she may be offered a seat, if available, in the subsequent year in the next higher class.Registration for the higher classes will, however, be accepted, but this will not guarantee a seat, as this depends purely on the vacancies available and the child's qualifying in the entrance test.

 

The admission to Class UKG to Std II will be in March/April every year.The entrance test would be conducted in English, Mathematics and a Second Language. Students seeking admission in Stds VIII & IX will have to sit for Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geography also. Knowledge of Computer Science is essential.

 
At the time of admission following documents should be submitted.
 
a) Birth Certificate in original or the Photostat copy of it.
b) T.C. showing the date of birth from a recognized school.
c) Passport and other related papers for travel.
Fee -
 
a) Admission Fee of Rs.7,000/- for all classes
b) School fee as applicable for the class for the whole year
c) Caution Deposit of Rs.50,000/- for all classes (refundable)
d) Capital Fund & Establishment Charges Rs.7,000/
 
Facilities Offered 
 

The school has spacious grounds for all the out door games, volleyball, cricket, basketball, tennis and throwball. In addition, the students are trained for athletics, gymnastics and Mass P.T. Trained and professional personnel impart coaching in swimming, rifle shooting and the other field games. Facilities are now being provided for Golfing and Taekwondo. The Mountaineering Institute, the only one of its kind in South India has been set up at school and technical training is imparted to the students of Std IV to XI. There is full fledged liabrary and audio visual lab.

 

Saturday afternoons and Sundays are slated for special activities and clubs. The school has many full - fledged activity clubs. They are, first of all the Music club which, in addition to training the students in Western and Indian classical Music, trains selected students to take the examinations of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, London.

 

Other clubs are also quite active at school. The Dance Club imparts training in classical as well as folk dances of India. The other Clubs are the Philately club, the Art Club, the Current Affairs Club, the Literary Club, the Kennel Club and the Interact Club. The Interact Club is patronised by the Rotary Club of the Nilgiris West and the Club undertakes welfare projects in the District.

 
Hostel - Hostel facility is provided to both boys and girls seperately.
Food - Well balanced and nutritious food provided to the students.
 

Health care - All the children are examined in the beginning of each term by the School Doctor and the Dentist. The school maintains a Hospital for the treatment of minor illnesses of students and staff.

Contact 
 
The Principal
Good Shepherd International School Fernhill Post
Ootacamund 643 004
Tel : 91-423-444151, 444156, 445150, 445157, 445158, 445159, 445091
Fax: 91-423-44920
(or) 
Mr.K.C.Patel
769-771-Harrow Road
London N.W.10.SPA
Tel/Fax: 0181-969-0655
Tel: 0181-969-0449
Mobile: 0956-222402
Website: www.gsps.com
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