Academic Program
Delhi Public Schools follow a set sequence of fourteen years of schooling, starting with one year of nursery (4+), followed by one year of preparatory (PREP) and finally a total of 12 years of Secondary and Senior Secondary Classes on the 10+2 pattern of instruction.
At the end of 10 years in school, students appear for the All India Secondary School Examination – AISSE (Class X), which is followed by the All India Senior Secondary Certificate Examination – AISSCE (Class XII), both of which are conducted by the CBSE. Some DPS schools, like DPS Amritsar, also offer pre-nursery programmes for the ‘3 plus’ age group.
- Pre-Nursery (3+)
Early years programme. - Nursery (4+) & Preparatory
Foundation of language, numeracy and social skills. - Classes I – X
Culminating in the AISSE (CBSE Class X). - Classes XI – XII
Senior Secondary, culminating in the AISSCE (CBSE Class XII).