Air Force School Coimbatore

Air Force School was set up to provide education to the children of the Indian Air Force personnel.The school is an unaided private co-educational institute affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education . It is a day school for the students in the age group 3½ to 15. It has classes from Kindergarten to Class X.Its motto is विद्या ददाति विनयम्, which is Sanskrit for "knowledge gives education".FoundationAir Force School Coimbatore was founded by the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Training Command, IAF. It was established in a temporary building with the aim of providing comprehensive education to the children of Officers and Airmen of the Indian Air Force. The school got its permanent building in Red Fields Coimbatore-641018.Air Force School, Red Fields, Coimbatore is run by the IAF Educational and Cultural Society.Although the school was established primarily for the benefit of children belonging to IAF personnel, it has been always open to the wards of Army and Navy personnel, as well as to civilians.ManagementThe Board of Managing Committee of the School is headed by the Commandant AFAC Red Fields, Coimbatore-641018 which is under administrative control of Training Command, headquartered at Bangalore. The Committee consists of some officers of the Indian Air Force and two elected representatives of the teaching staff and one elected representative of the parents. The Board of Governors, presided over by the Air Officer in charge of Administration, Air Headquarters is the body for all the schools run by the IAF Education Society. The Principal looks after the administration and the academics, assisted by the Vice Principal and the Head of the Department of each faculty.