Community helpers dayOur children with their teachersPrize distributionChildren with their trophiesOn stageJunior-wing children performing in masksSportKho-kho in the courtyardJunior wingOur youngest, with the school mascotsDistrict championshipOur team on the ground
Since 1960
NurturingCurious Minds for aBrighter Tomorrow
At Oriental Academy Senior Secondary School, Jammu, we combine a rich legacy with modern learning to empower every child to dream, discover and make a meaningful difference.
This temple of learning has earned the trust of the people of the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir since April 1960. The school is affiliated with the Jammu & Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) and teaches from the pre-primary level up to Class 12, at Afghan Street, Kacchi Chawni, Jammu. Three generations of many families have studied here: grandfathers, then their children, and now their sons and daughters.
FirstGrandfathers
ThenTheir children
NowTheir sons and daughters
1982 A junior class with their teacher, from the school’s class photographs.
The school, then & now
Then. Now. Always Oriental.
The same school, photographed decades apart. Each old photograph is followed by the same kind of scene at the school today.
1960sThe school’s first stage: a platform in the yardTodayThe stage today, under the school crest1962-63Class III and their teacher, by Swarn Photo ServiceTodayStudents with their teachers, today1980sThe whole school, gathered in the courtyardTodayAt assembly in the courtyard, today1969Annual day: boys at the microphone, mid-songTodayA class singing to the harmonium, today1960sThe teaching staffTodayTeachers of the junior wing
Sixty-six years on, the school is still full of children.
Founder
From the founder
“My dear children, when God created me, He asked me to love and protect you.”
In April 1960, in a lane of Kachi Chawni, adjoining Dewan Mandir, Late Sh. Ved Prakash Chauhan started Oriental Academy in four rooms on one kanal of land. He believed a school should prepare a child for life as much as for examinations.
Six decades on, it is one of Jammu's older schools, and its former students work as doctors, engineers, soldiers and teachers. He held that a child's character matters more than marks, and the school still teaches with that in mind.
Late Sh. Ved Prakash ChauhanFounder · Oriental Academy
Orientalians include a Judge of the J&K High Court, a Director General of Police, civil service officers, a diplomat and the first KAS topper of the J&K Union Territory. See the Legacy Wall →
Admissions are open for the 2027-28 session, from Nursery to Class X, with fresh admissions to Class XI. Enquire at least two months before the new session begins, and our admissions desk will usually get back to you within one working day.
