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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS), Barrackpore
| motto = तत् त्वं पूषण् अपावृणु
| motto_translation = "Oh lord, remove the cover from the face of truth, so that the truth - seeker can see it."
| image = Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS), Barrackpore.png
| imagesize =
| logo =
| caption =
| streetaddress = Palta Airforce Station, P. O. - Bengal Enamel, Palta - 743122
| city = [[Barrackpore]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.7882|N|88.3655|E|type:edu_region:IN-WB|display=inline,title}}
| school_code = 1263
| principal = Shri Prakash Chandra Mohapatra<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kvbarrackporeairforce.org/KVAboutus/principalKV.aspx|title=Principal's Message |publisher=Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS), Barrackpore |accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref>
| headmistress = Mrs. Puspica Barla<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kvbarrackporeairforce.org/KVAdministration/KVStaffMember.aspx|title=Kendriya Vidyalaya :: Staff|website=www.kvbarrackporeairforce.org|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref>
| type = Higher Secondary Educational Institute of Government of India.
| staff = 65<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kvbarrackporeairforce.org/KVAdministration/KVStaffMember.aspx|title=Kendriya Vidyalaya :: Staff|website=www.kvbarrackporeairforce.org|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref>
| years = I – XII
| medium = English and Hindi (Bilingual)
| houses = Shivaji (green) Tagore (blue), Ashoka (red), Raman (yellow)
| established = 1964
| school_board = [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]
| homepage = {{URL|www.kvbarrackporeairforce.org}}
}}
'''Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS)''' is located inside the, 6 - Wing Air Force Station, Palta, [[Barrackpore]].

==History==
The school was inaugurated on 15 December 1964. The office of the first Principal was held S.P. Bhattacharya and Chairman was Dr. D.M. Oka. Then it was known as "Central School". And for the next few decades, it was only for the wards of the [[Government of India|Central Government]] Employees only. In the 1980s it was opened for all.

==Education system==
Kendriya Vidyalaya (AFS) runs as per the norms of [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] and [[Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan]]. The school has three divisions which are Primary (I - V), Junior Secondary (VI - VIII), and Senior Secondary (IX-XII). Each class are further divided into four sections. The school offers three streams, Humanities, Science (Computer Science / Biological Science) and Commerce at 10+2 level.

== Academic session ==
The academic session starts from 1 April and ends on 31 March of every financial year.

==Timings==
*Entrance to School: by 7:30 AM
*Morning Assembly: 7:30 AM to 7:50 AM
*Classes Start: 7:50 AM 10:30 AM (First Half)
*Recess: 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
*Classes Re-Start: 11:00 AM to 13:40 PM (Second Half)
*Classes Over by 13:40 PM
(During Winter, November to January timings are delayed by half an hour.)
N.B. - Timings may vary due to unavoidable circumstances.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Kendriya Vidyalayas]]
[[Category:Primary schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Schools in North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1964]]
[[Category:1964 establishments in West Bengal]]

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