DAV Public School, Chhatenpali, located in a clean and green environment, is a Project School of MCL located in Rehabilitation and Resettlement site of Mahanadi Coalfields, Mahalaxmi Area, Sundargarh in Odisha. The school is set up with the aim of serving the populace of the remotest part of Sundargarh and fulfil the expectations of the rehabilitated and resettled people affected by Mahanadi Coal Fields and the nearby villages.

The school is affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi and is managed by DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi. The school also ensures and explores the realms of holistic approach to help the students grow with a positive outlook towards life.

We follow a curriculum that nurtures their abilities, develop resilience and faith that will guide them. We aim to create a school where children aren't just loved but give them a homely atmosphere. We envisage our students having the qualities and virtues of love and compassion, learnedness and wisdom, attentiveness and sensitivity, gratitude and generosity, curiosity and enthusiasm, eloquence and truthfulness and live life with confidence.

We strive to give our students an inclusive environment that would uphold a strong sense of moral and cultural values in them.