Established in 2001 and officially opened on 4 August 2002, D.A.V. Public School Waidhan is situated in Waidhan town within the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh - a region known as India's energy capital due to its dense concentration of coal mines and power plants. The school was founded under the D.A.V. College Managing Committee, New Delhi, and carries CBSE Affiliation No. 1030613. What began in a rented building has since grown into a permanent campus spread across a 2.74-acre site, serving the children of Waidhan and surrounding Singrauli localities as a co-educational, English-medium institution.

The school is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education and offers classes from Nursery through Class 12, with a current enrolment of 1,300 students. A teaching faculty of 31 is supported by 8 non-teaching staff members, bringing total staff strength to 39. The school's motto - Tamaso Maa Jyotirgamaya (Lead me from darkness to light) - reflects the DAV tradition of combining academic rigour with values-based learning. Principal Arvind Singh heads the institution, with Vice Principal Baliram Shahu supporting academic administration.

The campus is equipped with a Composite Science Lab, a Computer Science Lab, a library with over 3,200 books, indoor games facilities, music rooms, and a health and medical check-up unit. The 2-acre campus provides adequate open space for outdoor activity. As a CBSE school in Waidhan, it serves as one of the few English-medium senior secondary options in this part of Singrauli district, drawing students from the township and nearby colony areas associated with the region's industrial establishments.

Parents seeking admission to DAV Public School Waidhan can visit the campus directly or reach the school at 07805-234155, 07805-276734, or mobile +91-9009267453. The school's official website is davpswdn.org. The campus is located at Waidhan, Singrauli, Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh -PIN 486886. Admissions for the 2026-27 session are currently open.