The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet (HPS, Begumpet) is a privately funded public schoolinHyderabad, Telangana, India. The school has grades from pre-primary to the 12th (ages 3 to 17). The school is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ICSE, ISC) and is managed by the Hyderabad Public School Society and the Board of Governors.
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Other name | HPS, Begumpet |
Former name | Jagirdars College |
Type | Public school (privately funded) |
Motto | Be Vigilant |
Established | 1923; 101 years ago (1923) |
Founder | Nizam VII of Hyderabad |
School district | Hyderabad State Capital |
Principal | Dr.Skand Bali |
Faculty | 155 |
Enrollment | 3200 (pre-primary to 12th grade) |
Campus size | 152 acres (89 acres of which allotted by H.E. Lady Viqar-ul-Umara) |
Website | www |
It was established in 1923 as Jagirdars College by the Seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, and served as a school exclusively for the sons of nawabs, jagirdars and other aristocrats and elites. After the Zamindari system was abolished in 1950, it was renamed as the Hyderabad Public School in 1951.[1][2]
The school has a 200-acre (0.81 km2) campus with buildings built in the Indo-Saracenic style.[2]
HPS, Begumpet has widely been recognized as one of the best lower educational institutions in India. Accolades include:
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