Lokmanya Tilak High School

Lokmanya Tilak High School (often abbreviated as LTHS or LTES), is an English medium school located in Tilak Nagar, Chembur in Mumbai, India. It began operating in 1967, drawing its students mainly from middle-class families in the area around Tilak Nagar. A semi-government School, it is owned by Tilak Nagar Education Society and managed by the Government of Maharashtra and it is affiliated to Maharashtra SSC Board.[2] The school is named after Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856–1920).

Lokmanya Tilak High School
Address
41/1, Tilak Nagar, Chembur

Mumbai
,
Maharashtra
,
400 089

India
Coordinates19.0655°N 72.8954°E / 19.0655; 72.8954
Information
TypeAffiliated school
MottoLearning leads to light
EstablishedJune 1967 (1967-06)
School boardMaharashtra State Board[1]
School districtMumbai Suburban District
SessionDay
School code33 – 03 – 003
GenderCo-educational
Number of students1500
Classes offeredNursery to class X
LanguageEnglish
Campus typeUrban
HousesRed, Yellow, Green and Blue
Colour(s)  
Team nameLokmanyites
Websitewww.lths.co.in

Campus

The school building has two floors. The ground floor consists of 8 classrooms and Primary school Principal office. It also contains the Secondary Principals' cabin and an office with around four class rooms. In addition, it includes a Science laboratory, a Computer lab, and a library.

The second floor is made out of seven class rooms, three of which have been built recently. Playgrounds are not present within the school because of space limitations, but it does have a long jump pit and high jump has been played in premises as well; the adjacent Municipal Ground is used for sports and the Annual Sports Day activities. The Tilak Nagar police station is adjacent to the school premises.

SSC curriculum

Subjects taught include English as a First Language, Marathi as a Second Language, Hindi, Sanskrit, History, Geography, Algebra, Geometry, and Science.

Activities

The school organizes Annual Day, Annual Sports Day, and sports events. Students represent the school in inter-school activities including sports, drawing competitions, elocution and essay writing competitions, dance, quiz competitions, and Scouting & Guiding.

The School Alumni team organized a Golden Jubilee Celebration called '"SWARNARPAN"' in 2016 inviting the alumni's Primary and Secondary School teachers.

Motto

The school motto; "Learning leads to light" refers to enlightening the darkness in society through the medium of education.

Other schools

See also

References
  1. "Affiliation". Maharashtra Schools. Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. "Affiliation". Maharashtra Schools. Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
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