Sainik School, Balachadi
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Jamnagar, Gujarat India |
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| Coordinates | 22°35'49.8"N 70°12'25.2"E |
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| School type | Boarding School |
| Motto | 'Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam' |
| Established | July 1961 |
| Founder | V. K. Krishna Menon |
| Authority | Ministry of Defence |
| Principal | Defence officers |
| Faculty | 30 |
| Enrollment | Through All-India Sainik School Entrance Exam |
| Number of students | 575 |
| Classes offered | 6th to 12th |
| Campus size | 426 acres |
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| Publication | Sandeshak |
| School fees | 1.5 lakh per annum |
| Affiliations | CBSE |
| Alumni | OBSSA Network Official website |
| Website | Official website |
The Sainik School Balachadi (Devanagri: सैनिक शाला बालाचडी ), Jamnagar, Gujarat, is one of the leading Sainik School in the Chain of 26 Sainik Schools in India. It is one of the outstanding boarding school for public education in Gujarat.It was established in July 1961 by then the Honorable Prime Minister Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri.It is an elite English medium, fully residential boarding school for boys, providing premium public education, with a Military bias up to 10+2 stage as per the Central Board of Secondary Education.
Sainik Schools were a dream conceived by Mr. Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister of India. The schools are run by the Government of India and managed by the Sainik School Society under Government of India. The Chain of Sainik Schools in India was established as a prime focus of strengthening the Armed Forces and All India Services IAS & IPS, and other fields of Public services.
The School is Located at a distance of 32 km from the main city of Jamnagar alongside a coastal area in the Balachadi Estate.Installed in around 500 Acres, in the scenic beauty of Flora & Fauna, the campus is flanked with the Gulf of Kutch which is encompassed with a Bungalow of The Ruler of Nawanagar Maharaja Jam Shaheb Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji, Sachana Ship Breaking Yard and a natural sea beach.
There was a campsite for Polish refugee children of World War II, built by K. S. Digvijaysinhji, Jam Saheb Maharaja of Nawanagar in 1942, near his summer resort. He gave refuge to hundreds of Polish children rescued from Polish and Soviet camps. The campsite is too now a part of the Sainik School Balachadi.
Outdoor games include football, basketball, hockey, volleyball, cricket, badminton, tennis, and squash. Inter house competitions in all these events are organized, and athletic competitions (track and field) are held.
Club activities include art club, craft club, story – telling club, physics club, chemistry club, bio club, bird watching club, computer club and trekking club. The school encourages cadets to participate in inter-school competitions, in debates, declamation, quiz competitions, essay writing, poetry composing, short story writing, drawing and painting and all sports and games events. The school sends a large number of cadets to attend camps (NCC and others) organized around the country. The Literary Club English and Hindi organizes the inter-house competitions in declamation, debate, essay writing, poetry, recitation, spelling competition, science quiz, general quiz, weekly news analysis, and group discussions.
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