Desert Public School crest
Vol. XLII · Since MCMLXXXIV
Jodhpur · 26.2389° N · 73.0243° E
✦ An archive of four decades ✦

Desert
PublicSchool

An English-medium institution dedicated to nurturing a love for nature, service to the nation, and strong moral values — since 1984.

Desert Public School crest — diya on lotus
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय
Lead me from darkness to light
Founded
07 · 07 · 1984
Curriculum
NCERT · English
Classes
Pre-Primary → VIII
Recognition
Govt. of Rajasthan
§ 01 — Legacy

Four decades,
one desert,
countless children.

When Justice D. P. Gupta — the then Governor of Rajasthan — cut the ribbon on a small English-medium school on the seventh of July, nineteen eighty-four, Jodhpur's air-force colony had no idea the next four decades would pass through these corridors. Generations of doctors, soldiers, engineers and artists took their first steps on this stage.

Photographs from the archive — 1984 onwards
School entrance — early years
Archive · 001School entrance — early years
Class group photograph, mid-1990s
Archive · 002Class group photograph, mid-1990s
Class group on the front steps
Archive · 003Class group on the front steps
Class group — primary section
Archive · 004Class group — primary section
Class group under the trees
Archive · 005Class group under the trees
School group photograph
Archive · 006School group photograph
Uniformed class group
Archive · 007Uniformed class group
Class photograph — primary section
Archive · 008Class photograph — primary section
Field trip — Thar landscape
Archive · 009Field trip — Thar landscape
Students seated on the rocks of Jodhpur
Archive · 010Students seated on the rocks of Jodhpur
School picnic in the desert
Archive · 011School picnic in the desert
Field trip gathering
Archive · 012Field trip gathering
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Excerpt · Original school brochure

“The school places special emphasis upon personalised attention and environmental orientation to make a full-fledged personality development of children.”

— Smt. Sarojini Chauhan, Director
§ 02 — Philosophy

Three pillars.
One quiet ambition.

We believe character precedes curriculum. The years a child spends here should nurture a mind, steady a hand, and anchor a moral compass — in that order.

01

Moral Science

नैतिक शिक्षा

Honesty, cleanliness, good manners and loyalty are the bedrock of every classroom — character precedes curriculum.

02

Arts & Expression

कला एवं अभिव्यक्ति

Dance, drama, debate and our storied annual function give every child a stage — and a voice.

03

Computer Education

कंप्यूटर शिक्षा

Each student receives personal machine-time in our lab — preparing them for the world they will inherit.

§ 03 — Life at DPS

The annual
function is
a small city.

Each year the school becomes a village of its own — a stage draped in red and white, a procession of tiny turbaned boys, Rajasthani folk dancers, patriotic pledges, fancy-dress parades and prize distributions. Every child participates — 100% of students take the stage.

Folk DanceDramaFancy DressPatrioticDignitariesKarate
Chief guest lighting the ceremonial diya
Chief guest lighting the ceremonial diya
Annual function welcome
Annual function welcome
Classical dance performance
Classical dance performance
Chief guest address
Chief guest address
Fancy dress — traditional attire
Fancy dress — traditional attire
Rajasthani folk dance on stage
Rajasthani folk dance on stage
Annual function welcome tableau
Annual function welcome tableau
Prize distribution ceremony
Prize distribution ceremony
Traditional tableau on stage
Traditional tableau on stage

“Every child steps onto that stage. 100% participation is not a target — it is a tradition. Real encouragement has to come from the parents.”

— From the school prospectus, c. 1984
§ 04 — Academics

A curriculum
in the NCERT
tradition.

The school follows the NCERT syllabus as an English Medium institution. Each track below is designed to furnish a mind without emptying a childhood.

Summer · Pre-Primary 7:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Summer · Class I–VIII 7:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.
Winter · Pre-Primary 8:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Winter · Class I–VIII 8:00 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.
2nd Saturday · Holiday

A gentle entry into structured learning: sensory play, letters, numbers, rhymes, and drawing. Pre-reading habits are built through games, not drills.

EnglishHindiNumber WorkRhymesArtPlay Hour
Smt. Sarojini Chauhan, Director
Portrait · Annual Functionc. 1984
§ A Note From the Director

“We shape
character before
we shape career.”

When we opened our doors in July of 1984, we wrote one line at the top of our first prospectus: the school must produce honest, clean-living, loyal citizens. Forty years later, that line still sets our calendar.

We are not the biggest school in Jodhpur. We do not try to be. We teach a modest number of children with something old-fashioned: personalised attention. Every child is known. Every teacher is accountable. Every stage is shared.

Smt. Sarojini Chauhan
Director · Desert Public School
दीप
§ 06 — Visit Us

Come walk
the corridors.

We encourage parents to meet teachers on the third and first of each month — and to drop in any morning for a tour of the classrooms, the computer lab, and the stage where so many of our children have found their voice.

Address
5, Central School Scheme
Air Force Area
Jodhpur, Rajasthan · India
School Hours
Summer
Pre-Primary · 7:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Class I–VIII · 7:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.

Winter
Pre-Primary · 8:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Class I–VIII · 8:00 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.

2nd Saturday · Holiday
Admissions
Applications must be made on the prescribed form. All new students must produce a Birth Certificate and Aadhaar Card.
Admission Enquiry

Tell us about
your child.

Sends via your email app to desertpublicschool.5@gmail.com