Utpal Shanghvi Global School (USGS) is a

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in J.V.P.D Scheme area of,

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, India. The school follows the SSC state board syllabus ,

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certified

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syllabus and the

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PYP programme. In 1994, the school was first in India to get ISO 9001 certification. It also offers the International Baccalaureate curriculum.

Foundation

Utpal Shanghvi Global School is managed by Juhu Parle Education Society and started in June 1982, with pre-primary and primary divisions following the Maharashtra state board. The secondary section of the school commenced the following year in June 1983. The curriculum of

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(IGCSE) developed by

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(CIE) was introduced in 2005.

Extra-curricular activities

The school celebrates its annual function day, Blitzing, in December every year. In 2017, around 3000 people, being the school's staff, students, and their parents, arranged and participated in a cleanliness drive on

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supporting the

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. Various students of the school have represented in sports competitions on state, national and international levels in table tennis, badminton, judo, and football.

Ranking

The school became the first Indian school to receive ISO 9001 certification in 1994. In 2011, student Payoshaa Shah received the

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. It also received the

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for 2015–16. The school has been ranked as 8th and 6th in the Mumbai Western suburbs region by ''

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'' in the years 2016 and 2017 respectively. In 2019, around 23% students of the 170 who appeared for the

secured above 90% marks. The principal of school, Rakhi Mukherjee, noted that the school's average was 84% marks in the IGCSE exams and that all students first class and above. Reports of students securing top ranks in IGCSE exams have been covered in national level newspapers.

Notable alumni and faculty

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, actor *

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, teacher turned actress, taught mathematics at school.

References

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Foundation

Extra-curricular activities

Ranking

Notable alumni and faculty

See also

References