History
Cdr. Almaida, with the support of the District Collector, started a school on the outskirts of the city and called it the Visakha Valley School. When he retired, Cdr. P.A.Moses was selected for the Principal's post. He took over in January 1971 and continued till April 1977. By then, it became a full-fledged school offering CBSE syllabus. The foundation of the school was laid in 1968, by the district collector of Visakhapatnam Shri Abid Hussain. It was started by The Visakha Educational Society under Societies Registration Act.
It gives students an opportunity to take part in competitive exams like IMO, NCo and other Olympiads conducted by Science Olympiad foundation. The school celebrates days like Children's day, Telugu day, Sanskrit day, Hindi day and Air Force day. The school publishes a magazine every five years, named Madalasa.
It has a programme called S.Y.A (short for school year abroad) where foreigners interact with Indian students and learn their tradition and culture. The school students host them for a period of three months. The school has introduced IIT and IIT foundation classes to assure better ranks in competitive examinations. The school also has NCC for both boys and girls. The boys join the Navy and the girls the Army.
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