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National Public School, Banashankari (abbreviated as NPS BSK or NPS-B) is a school located in Bangalore, India established in 2013. It is sister branch of National Public School, Rajajinagar, headed by Dr. K. P. Gopalkrishna. It is located on Uttarahalli-Kengeri Main Road, Off Dr.Vishnuvardhan Road in Banashankari 5th Stage. The campus has two buildings, the main block and the auditorium. The campus is spread over 12 acres and has a lot of amenities.

The classes generally consist of 30 students and the total strength is around 1600 students. The motto of the school is "Reach Out, Reach High, Reach Beyond"

About
The school is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education and follows their system of teaching and examination. It's CBSE affiliation number is 830522. The school follows the 10+2 system of education.

The school started in 2013 and the first batch of 12th grade students graduated in the academic year 2015-16.

National Public School, Banashankari is a progressive child-centred School,driven by values, set in a warm and caring Environment, emphasizing personalized attention, upholding academic excellence and the holistic development of each child. NPS drive teachers to be abridged with modern teacher engineering and techniques. The curriculum is focused to Integrated Learning Method. It enables the child to exhibit his creativity, self-reliance and adaptability. The spacious school complex covering more than 12 acres with state of the art techno-educational aids, scholastic block, Art Centre, convention centre, athletic & sports facilities boost and support a student in his multidimensional academic and co-academic excellence. The school fosters in students, life skills, skills of leadership and entrepreneurship to take on challenges presented by a competitive, ever changing globalizing world.

The Principal
Ms. Grace C D, an inspirational person has been the principal of this school since its inception. She has been the sole architect of what the school is today. She has worked at Kendriya Vidyalayas all over the world for more than 35 years. She is popular for her 100% 12th grade results during her tenure as a principal. She was conferred the KVS Regional Incentive Award-2012 for her impressive performance as an administrator and for the excellent results in Class 10 and 12 under her guidance. She is a reputed Biology teacher known for her excellent memory of many concepts in Biology. She did her schooling at Cluny Convent High School, Malleswaram and her college at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. Before moving to National Public School, Banashankari, she was the principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya Hebbal, Bangalore.

Infrastructure
National Public School, Banashankari provides excellent infrastructure, sound organizational support and ample opportunity for students to develop to their full potential.

Library
The library which is the main resource centre for the students and the faculty will have a collection of over 5000 volumes with a special reference section and a reading room of CDs and DVDs to supplement the book collection. Junior library with numerous fun titles and audio visual facilities caters to the Primary School students.

Labs
There are labs spread over more than 4500 sq.ft. area. These are fully equipped to meet the curriculum requirements for practicals in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Geography and History.

Classrooms
Classrooms are designed such that every student gets the teacher's maximum individual attention. Large well ventilated classrooms with windows, fans and lights ensure physical comfort for learning. The huge permanent board is placed at a vantage point for viewing. All rooms have bulletin boards to display and encourage creative, informative and academic endeavors of the learners. Walnut-wood shelves provide enough space for books, library books, learner-made objects and models. Senior classrooms will have white boards and stands for flip charts. The strength of each class is kept at a manageable level and the comfortable furniture adds to the ambience of the classroom.

AV Rooms
There are two AV rooms which are used by the faculty and students to make presentations. These rooms also provide a grand ambience for small group discussion with parents students, lecturers by invited speakers and for workshops.

Computer Labs
Computer Education is a small part of the curriculum from grade 1 to 10. Here, emphasis is on concept formation rather than merely providing information. The School has two Cyber labs with state-of-the-art computers.

The Senior Computer Lab is specially designed for the Computer Science Elective students of grades 11 and 12.

Auditorium
The recently inaugurated auditorium hosts various programs like the Annual Day, Teacher's Day celebrations, Children's Day celebrations. It can house a total of 2000 people.

Sports Facilities
The school has a multi-purpose ground, a football ground, cricket nets, a basketball court, an indoor badminton court and facilities for table tennis, chess and carrom. There is a play are for students of Montessori and Kindergarten.

First Graduating Batch
The first batch of 12th grade students graduated with 100% results during the academic year 2015-16. There were a total of 15 students, 10 under Computer Science and 5 under Biology. The students came out with flying colors and are now successfully completing their degrees. The school topper was Shishir Nagaraj. The students are Abhishek Jagadish, Atul S Rao, Deepika G, Hrudhai Rajasekhar, Ishita Jha, Krishna Shashank S, Mahathi Amencherla, Greeshma N, Rohan Sharath, Sagnik Das, Samyuktha Damodaran, Seetha Raghavendra, Shankar Anbalagan, Shishir Nagaraj and Shreekara S Murthy.

The graduation was held on 12 February 2016. Some notable colleges of these students are PES University, B.N.M. Institute of Technology, P.E.S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore South Campus, RNS Institute of Technology, Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, Christ University, St. Joseph's College, Bangalore.

This batch joined the school in the academic year 2014-15 and under the vigilance of their principal Ms. Grace C D have set a benchmark for the batches to follow.

During the same academic year, the school witnessed its first batch of 10th grade students write their board exams. 14 students of this batch namely, Anusha Ajith Kumar, Arjun Shekar, Eshan Vijayant, Kavya Shivram, Kriti J, Naren N, Nischal Chandur, Nitya, Sadhan Gowda, Sanyukta Agarwal, Shriya, Snehal Shyamsukha, Spoorthi M and Spoorthi UK got 10 CGPA in the board exams.

Achievements
These are some of the major achievements of the school along with awards from Spell Bee International and Science Olympiad Foundation.
 * 1) National Public School Banashankari Himalayan Trek.jpg September 2014, three students from grade 11, Atul S Rao, Rohan Sharath and Shishir Nagaraj completed a successful trek to the Himalayas. The Stok Kangri expedition was organised by ASAI and the Third Element. This was one of the first major achievements for the school.
 * 2) National Public School Banashankari Vivum 2016.jpg August 26, 2016, 6 students from grades 10 and 11 namely, Aisiri Deepak, Anusha Ajith Kumar, Anushka Subramaniam, Deepthi R, Niharika N and Ria Chaturvedi secured the 3rd place in Tell-A-Tale, a dance competition in Vivum 2016 held at The International School Bangalore.
 * 3) National Public School Banashankari Times NIE.jpg Times NIE had organised ‘The Times of India International folk Festival’ showcasing the greatness of Indian Folk dance and Carnival parade competitions from 8 to 10 August 2015, where over 100 schools participated. NPS, BSK gave an enthralling folk performance on Kolatta and were awarded as one of the top three performers.
 * 4) NPS Yeshwantpur organised a debate competition DEBATTLE on 24 August 2016, on the topic, 'Social Media is Dangerously Vulnerable'. Ria Chathurvedi and Anushka Subramaniam of Grade 10 put forth a good fight which saw us placed in the first position for team effort, Anushka Subramaniam clinched the first runner up position.