Hyderabad’s revamped ‘corporate-style’ government school turning heads

Contemporary architecture with clean lines, fresh paint and thoughtfully designed landscaping may be rare for a State-run educational institution, but the Government Primary and High School at Irrum Manzil, right in the heart of Hyderabad, is drawing attention, both online and offline.

Established in the 1960s to educate children of Secretariat employees when Hyderabad replaced Kurnool as the State capital, the school once flourished with nearly 600 students. In 2012, it made way for the expansion of the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, after which the government laid the foundation for a new building.

For over a decade, the school continued to function with minimal infrastructure amid demolition work in the area. Despite the challenges, its strategic location made it easily accessible to children from nearby colonies, and even in its last days, it boasted an enrolment of more than 300 students.

Minister for Roads & Buildings Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, who inaugurated the school on October 6, said it was built at a cost of around ₹7.7 crore. The new building, which houses both the primary and high school sections, has 40 classrooms, a library, laboratories and dedicated administrative facilities.

Calling it “no less than a corporate school”, Mr. Reddy expressed pride in the project while local MLA Danam Nagender described it as “a model school for Hyderabad”. The leaders also proposed equipping classrooms with air-conditioning and digital learning tools to enhance the learning environment.

The school now has a strength of about 400 students and can accommodate up to 700. The two-storey building has scope for two more floors in the future.

The school was built by Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd. Group which is also expanding the hospital. Within the same locality, the company is also executing a new building for Ravindra Niketan Aided School.