Deepika English Medium School is a co-ed primary, middle, and senior secondary English medium school in sector five of the city

Rourkela Rourkela () is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha, India. It is the third-largest Urban Agglomeration in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about west of the state capital Bhubaneswar and is ...

, in

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. The school was opened in 1976. Presently Pravin Kumar Sharma is the principal. The school is affiliated to the

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(CBSE), New Delhi pattern of education, which has Science and Commerce streams at the senior secondary level. The students are prepared for All-India Secondary and Senior Secondary Examinations conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education,

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History

In 1976 the school began imparting primary education curriculum by the help from the women of Mahila Sangati and its founder principal V. N. N. Paniker, who was considered a pioneer in opening of Deepika English Medium School (Primary Section). In 1991, the school opened a new three-storey building with modern infrastructure in a different campus in sector five which had classes from six to twelve. The infrastructure is maintained by the administration of

Rourkela Steel Plant Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), is a public sector, integrated steel plant in Rourkela, Odisha state, India. It was established on 3 February 1959 with the help of West German industrial corporations on approximately 19,000 acres of land acquired ...

management. The school is divided into three sections, primary, middle, and secondary education. The primary section of the school has a different campus for the students from class one to five. The middle and senior secondary school function at another campus with modern infrastructure for classes six to twelve.

Campus

The high school building comprises a three-storey building with computer centres, a work-experience block; science, maths, commerce, biology, chemistry and physics laboratories; library; basketball courts, cricket grounds, and football fields. The school has a library audio centre called Deepsikha on the premises. The school had a complete renovation in the year 2013 in which the classrooms were modernised along with a new sports ground and parking space.

Achievements and activities

Activities include: * Ranked among top 10 best schools in Odisha and Best school in Rourkela * Inter-school and inter-state games * NCC, Taekwon-Do, Scouts and Guides * Co-curricular activities * Inter-school cultural talent competitions

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