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Academics

Learning, with purpose and discipline.

Strong foundations. Clear teaching. Regular practice. The attention students need as the work gets harder.

  • Nursery to XIIComplete schooling
  • JKBOSECurriculum and board
  • Four streamsIn Classes XI and XII
Nursery to Class XII

From first foundations to senior school.

Every class from Nursery to Class XII, on one campus, following the JKBOSE curriculum.

  1. Nursery to Class V

    Foundation

    The years when curiosity becomes confidence, language and the habits of learning.

  2. Classes VI to VIII

    Building depth

    Subjects become more demanding. Students learn to question, practise and work independently.

    English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Mathematics, Science, History and Civics, Geography, Computers.

  3. Classes IX to XII

    Preparing for what comes next

    Greater depth, greater responsibility and preparation for the choices beyond school, with the JKBOSE board examinations in Classes X and XII.

Senior school

Streams in Classes XI and XII.

Each stream is taken as five subject groups. The office confirms every student’s electives at admission.

Help choosing a stream

Medical

The Faculty of Science combination taken with Biology.

  • General English
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Biology

One ofPhysical Education, EVS or Mathematics

Non-Medical

The Faculty of Science combination taken with Mathematics.

  • General English
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics

One ofComputer Science or Physical Education

Commerce

Three subjects are compulsory, and two are chosen.

  • General English
  • Accountancy
  • Foundation of Business

One ofEntrepreneurship or Economics

And one ofShorthand and Typing, Business Maths or Physical Education

Humanities

Five combinations are permitted. A student takes one of them.

  • General English
  • Political Science
  • Physical Education

One of these five

  1. Education, with Sociology or Mathematics
  2. Economics, with History
  3. Geography, with History
  4. Education, with History
  5. Economics, with Sociology or Mathematics
Choosing a stream

Medical, Non-Medical, Commerce or Humanities?

A few questions can help you choose.

The quiz only gives a suggestion. The school office and your teachers will talk it through with you before anything is confirmed.

Still deciding between Medical, Non-Medical, Commerce and Humanities? The admissions desk will talk it through with you and your child.

Talk to us about choosing a stream Ask Roshni
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  • Understand your interests
  • See which stream fits your strengths
  • Talk it through with teachers and our office
How we teach

Explain, practise, check, revise.

  1. Explain

    Clear teaching before independent work.

  2. Practise

    Students work through ideas, problems and exercises.

  3. Check

    Classwork and tests show what has been understood.

  4. Revise

    Before a test, the class revises the topics it has covered.

A teacher facing his class mid-sentence with his notes in one hand, the day’s Social Science topic written up on the board behind him, a student turned towards him
Extra help

When a student needs more help, we slow down.

Time with the teacher

Students who need extra help are given time with the teacher, and go through the steps again before the class moves on.

Parent-teacher meetings

Parents hear how their child is doing at parent-teacher meetings.

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Technology in the classroom

Technology supports the teacher. It does not replace one.

The high and higher secondary classes are equipped with smart boards.

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A Hindi lesson, written up on the smart board
Project work

Projects and working models.

Students present projects, working models and practical demonstrations through the year, from the junior classes upward.

Project work like this is done alongside regular classwork and board preparation.

Senior students leaning over a table, wiring a circuit on a breadboard beside a microcontroller and a display module
BuildStudents take a topic from the syllabus and build something that works.
A student at the school's Project Expo, microphone in hand, explaining the solar-system model he made
PresentStudents then explain what they made to their class and to the school.
Cubs and Bulbuls holding up terracotta water bowls slung in the macrame nets they knotted themselves
ApplyWhat students learn in class is put to use outside the exercise book.
The people who teach here

Taught by experienced teachers.

Some of our most experienced teachers, and their years in teaching.

Anjali Gupta (Maths) and Seema Arora (Hindi) have also taught for 20 years.

Meet all our teachers
  • Portrait of Arvinder Kour

    Arvinder Kour

    29 years · Biology

  • Portrait of Jyoti Mahajan

    Jyoti Mahajan

    23 years · English

  • Portrait of Deepak

    Deepak

    22+ years · Commerce

  • Portrait of Amit Kumar

    Amit Kumar

    20 years · Chemistry

The school year

A year in four chapters.

How the year is organised, from the day the session opens to the annual examinations.

  1. 01Begin

    Session opens

    New admissions join, classes settle and the year's timetable begins.

  2. 02Build

    Tests and activities

    Unit tests run through the term, alongside sport, stage, Scouts & Guides and house activities.

  3. 03Assess

    Half-yearly examinations

    Mid-session examinations are followed by parent-teacher meetings about each child's progress.

  4. 04Finish strong

    Annual and board examinations

    The session closes with annual examinations; Classes X and XII sit the JKBOSE board examinations.

Exact 2026-27 term and examination dates are published by the school office. Call +91 94191 92270 for the current calendar.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions.

Answers to what parents most often ask about classes, the board and the senior streams.

Something else to ask? Call the office on +91 94191 92270.

What classes does Oriental Academy, Jammu offer?

Every class from Nursery to Class XII, on one campus, following the JKBOSE curriculum. The school runs in three stages: Foundation (Nursery to Class V), Middle school (Classes VI to VIII) and Secondary and senior (Classes IX to XII).

Which board is Oriental Academy affiliated with?

JKBOSE, the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education. The school follows the JKBOSE curriculum from Nursery to Class XII.

What streams are offered in Classes XI and XII?

Four: Medical, Non-Medical, Commerce and Humanities. Medical and Non-Medical are the two Science combinations, taken with Biology and with Mathematics. Subject combinations follow the JKBOSE scheme of studies, and the office confirms each student’s electives at admission.

What subjects are in each senior stream?

Medical: General English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology, with Physical Education, EVS or Mathematics. Non-Medical: General English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, with Computer Science or Physical Education. Commerce: General English, Accountancy and Foundation of Business, with Entrepreneurship or Economics, and Shorthand and Typing, Business Maths or Physical Education. Humanities: General English, Political Science and Physical Education, with one of five combinations of Education, Economics, Geography, History, Sociology or Mathematics.

Visit us

Ask us about the classroom.

Call the office to fix a time, and the admissions desk will answer your questions about the curriculum, the streams and how your child would be taught.

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