Army Public School, Darjeeling started functioning w.e.f. 12 November 1990 at Katapahar with classes I & II having a total strength of 42 students and 3 teachers.The approval for opening of the school was received from Army Welfare Education Society (AWES), Army HQ in July 1990, under the supervision of HQ 123 Mtn Bde. A Managing Committee has been established with a view to afford maximum freedom to co-ordinate the day to day running of the Army Public School, Darjeeling.Army school is a learning community of motivated students and staff engaged in realizing their full hidden human potential. Our mission is to blend the educational and technical fundamentals of education along with deep respect for cultural heritage and Indian traditions with advanced scientific learning tools and techniques to foster academic excellence, physical fitness, psychological and spiritual health and social consciousness. We believe in imparting quality education at affordable cost to the children of Army personnel including Ex- Army personnel and a limited number of civilians to prepare the students for All India Secondary School Examination of the CBSE with a common syllabi thus enabling the children of personnel under posting eligible for mid session admission . we also believe in enabling an individual to develop himself into a complete human being and thus we provide a new direction in education and empower each individual to be compassionate, responsive to our culture and heritage and excel in academics.