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SPNRC High School

1964 establishments in Andhra PradeshEducation in VijayawadaEducational institutions established in 1964High schools and secondary schools in Andhra PradeshSchools in Krishna district
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SPNRC High School (Sri Posani Narasimha Rao Choudari High School, Telugu:శ్రీ పోసాని నరసింహారావు చౌదరి ఉన్నత పాఠశాల) is a co-educational aided secondary school. It was established on 12 August 1964 in Gollapudi beside the National Highway 9, India. It is one of the oldest schools in Vijayawada. The school was established on 12 August 1964 for VI and VII classes with 140 pupils and 3 teachers. In 1965-66 the school was upgraded to VIII class. In 1966-67 the school was further upgraded to open IV form. In 1967-68, permission was granted to open old V form and new IX class. In 1968-69, permission was accorded for opening of New X class and old SSLC. The school building was opened in 1968 by the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Sri Kasu Brahmananda Reddi, which was built at a cost of Rs.2,25,000/- on 2.8 acres of land. The donor and founder of the school Smt. Posani Naga Bhushanamma died in 1978.

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