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{{infobox school
|name          = Indo English School
|image         = IndoEnglishSchool.jpeg
|caption       = Exterior of school
|alt           =
|seal_image    = Monogram.IndoEnglishSchool.Rourkela.jpg
|seal_alt      =
|motto         = Tomorrow Is Ours
|established   = {{start date and age|1974|paren=yes}}
|type          = Co-Aid [[Education]]
|location      = [[Rourkela]]
|campus        = Birsa Dahar Road, Rourkela
|district      = [[Sundergarh]]
|state         = [[Odisha]]
|country       = [[India]]
|coordinates   = {{coord|22.2243673|84.8452573|type:school|display=inline}}
|affiliation   = [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] and [[Indian School Certificate]]
|classes       = Nursery to class XII
|chairperson   =
|principal     = Manju Mukherjee
|staff         = 
|students      = 1,300
|website       = {{URL|ies.ac.in}}
}}
The '''Indo English School, Rourkela''' is an Indian school, located in [[Rourkela]], [[Odisha]].

==History and operations==
Founded by educationist Mihir Baran Mukherjee and Manju Mukherjee in 1974 with five local students, the school has grown to 1,300 students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ies.ac.in/who-we-are/1761-2/|title=Leadership|publisher=ies.ac.in|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121012945/http://www.ies.ac.in/who-we-are/1761-2/|archive-date=21 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

It is recognized by the government of Odisha and affiliated to the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]], [[New Delhi]]. The school follows the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] (Class X) and [[Indian School Certificate]] (Class XII) (Commerce) curricula.<ref name="who">{{cite web|url=http://www.ies.ac.in/who-we-are/|title=Who We Are|publisher=ies.ac.in|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121012940/http://www.ies.ac.in/who-we-are/|archive-date=21 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The school provides scholarships to students from less-privileged backgrounds as well as running four rural English-medium schools within a {{convert|150|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} radius of Rourkela.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ies.ac.in/initiatives/rural-schools-initiative/|title=Rural School Initiative|publisher=ies.ac.in|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122004609/http://www.ies.ac.in/initiatives/rural-schools-initiative/|archive-date=22 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Education is a mix of academics, arts, athletics, co-curricular activities and a strong sense of community service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ies.ac.in/initiatives/school-clubs/|title=School Clubs|publisher=ies.ac.in|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122004614/http://www.ies.ac.in/initiatives/school-clubs/|archive-date=22 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Projects and awards in science, arts and social sciences are an important feature of the curriculum.  NCC,{{clarify|date=May 2016|reason=what is it?}} scouts and guides have played an important part of the school program for years, with several students taking part in the Republic Day Camp at New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ies.ac.in/initiatives/ncc-scouts-and-guides/|title=NCC, Scouts and Guides|publisher=ies.ac.in|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122004604/http://www.ies.ac.in/initiatives/ncc-scouts-and-guides/|archive-date=22 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==See also==
*[[Education in India]]
* [[List of schools in India#Odisha|List of schools in Odisha]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{URL|http://iesrkl.org/}}, the school's official website
*{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Indo+English+School/@22.2243673,84.8452573,335m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3a201939d8ba9767:0xd3e5e9ab36b8c632!8m2!3d22.2243623!4d84.846352|title= Indo English School, Rourkela}}

{{Education in Rourkela}}
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[[Category:Primary schools in India]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Odisha]]
[[Category:Schools in Rourkela]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1974]]
[[Category:1974 establishments in Orissa]]


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