Udayachal High School  Udayachal High School is an English-medium school situated in Vikhroli East, Mumbai, India. Udayachal means "eastern mountains". It is affiliated with the International School Award that is awarded to elite schools by the British Council. Owned by the Godrej family and established in 1955, the school has approximately 1335 students as of the academic year 2014–2015. Udayachal Schools comprises three schools, Udayachal Pre-Primary School (junior to senior kindergarten), Udayachal Primary School (standards 1-4) and Udayachal High School (standard 5-10). The current principal of the high school is Rekha Pandey. The current principal of the primary and pre-primary section is Mrs. Binnaifer Chhoga. The motto of the school is "Tamaso ma jyotirgamaya", which means "from darkness, lead us to light." The academic year which commences in June and concludes in April consists of two terms. The first term is from June until December and the second term is from January until April. There are supervisors for English, Hindi, Marathi, Maths and Science. There are approximately 40-44 classes each having 30-35 students with one class teacher and other subject teachers. Students can choose between either Hindi-Sanskrit or Hindi-French or entire Hindi after the seventh grade and also have the option of taking either Computers/Vocational Guidance and Elements of Mechanical Engineering and have the option to also opt for Road Safety Patrol or Scouts and Guides. The Late Pirojsha Godrej the entrepreneur and visionary, who established the Godrej Company, wanted education for his workers' children. It was in the year 1957 that Udayachal Schools were inaugurated on Independence Day .It was established for the children to provide them with quality education .During that time only the employee's children were admitted into the school. Right from its inception the schoolwas very fortunate in getting an experienced and dedicated educationist, the late Smt. Cooverbai J. Vakil to guide and conduct the affairs. Late Mr. Naoroji P. Godrej youngest son of Pirojsha Godrej was an excellent supporter of the School. It is only due to his unstinting support that the school has reached these heights. The objective of the house system is to foster a sense of collective responsibility and solidarity amongst students.