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Visakha Valley School

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I've listed this article for peer review because the article seems to be not on a neutral point of view and I don't know where to start for cleaning up. (See talk page for details).

Thanks, JL 09 ^_{q?_c} 13:28, 4 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

First thing I'd say is to find some references about the school. Does it have a website? That might have some information.
Second, take a look at a featured school article: at random, Amador Valley High School. Most good+ school articles have the same basic structure: they begin with the school's history, which may be split into further sections if necessary. The next section, "academics", discusses basic school life, and might include the number of students, the timings of the day, the subjects taught, awards won etc. Again, it can be split further into sections. Be careful not to put too much detail - it's not intended to be a school prospectus. The next section, "extra curricular activities" would focus on stuff that the school does that isn't academic, such as sports, music, clubs etc. Finally, if applicable, a "notable alumni" section could be added at the end.
Note that the structure is just a guide. You can add or take away as you like. With this article, it already has a history section, but needs copyediting. To iron out the neutrality issues, simply state the facts without a bias on the issue (e.g. don't use the word "excellent" or "great"). You can then add the other sections, using references.

Hope this was helpful. I edited the article a bit to remove some POV. Bye for now. Aiken ♫ 17:01, 10 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In addition to the comments above, I suggest the following:

Look at WP:WPSCH/AG for a detailed guide on article structure, neutrality, and other guidelines for good school articles.
See WP:GA#Education for list of school articles that have achieved Good Article status. Any of them will be good examples. Dhaka Residential Model College is a non-US school article that may be particularly useful.
Removed the hoax tag, since I think it is inaccurate. But I added an unreferenced tag, which means that the article has no references at all. Other than expanding the article, adding citations to websites, news articles, or books are the first thing you should to do improve it.

Thanks for your work on the article and I look forward to your future improvements. --Nasty Housecat (talk) 02:09, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]