Divan-Ballubhai Paldi School

In 1941, due to widespread demands of the people living in Ellisbridge – Paldi and communal riots, “The Proprietary High School” was started at Ellisbridge – Paldi in June 1942, initially in the building of Unnati Vidyalaya and then in the building of Pritamnagar Society.

The first principal was Vikrambhai Keshavlal Desai, who worked tirelessly for the unparalleled development of the school. He was also appointed as a trustee while he was the principal. Even after his retirement in 1964, he continued to guide the administration of the school until his death, in whose memory the kindergarten and primary school stand-alone complex is named after him. By 1951, despite the intense competition, the distinguished tradition of excellent education continued to get noticed, and due to space constraints at Pritamnagar, it was decided to build its own school building in front of the museum, in a convenient location like Paldi, in addition to Pritamnagar.

In October 1953, the building of Paldi School was inaugurated by the then Minister of Education of the Government of Mumbai, Dinkararai Desai. Just like the Kankaria campus, thousands of students of the Paldi campus also have shining examples of their brilliant careers. In 2005-6, after mature consideration as the demand for English medium increased, with full preparations in a very short period, a stand-alone English medium was gradually started from KG to Std.12 from June 2006. In 2016, 10 years of excellence in English medium education got completed.

Our vision is that when the children leave the school they would imbibe with them:

A set of moral values — honesty, integrity and good judgment.
A complement of basic skills — linguistic, mathematical, scientific, artistic, physical and social.
An enquiring and discriminating mind and a desire for knowledge, strong self-esteem and high personal expectation, tolerance and respect for others.
To achieve such vision, it is important to understand and appreciate the linkage that exists between children, school, parents/home and society at large and we believe in fostering the same.

Divan-Ballubhai School recognizes that each child is an individual; that all children are creative; that all children need to succeed. Therefore, the School respects the individual needs of children; encourages a caring and creative environment; and emphasizes the social, emotional, physical and intellectual development of each child.