Students
The school has about 500 students aged 9 to 18. It is a boarding school, where students reside in Year Wings with their House Parents. On enrollment in the school, the students are divided into four houses named after gems, namely Emerald, Garnet, Sapphire and Topaz. The students participate in some external competitions such as the Cowbell NASSMAC(National Secondary School Mathematics Competition).
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