Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School
Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School | |
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Address | |
Cutchery Street , , 638452 | |
Coordinates | 11°27′13″N 77°26′18″E / 11.45361°N 77.43833°ECoordinates: 11°27′13″N 77°26′18″E / 11.45361°N 77.43833°E |
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School type | Government Aided |
Established | 1898 |
School board | Tamil Nadu State Board |
School district | Erode |
Gender | Boys only |
Number of students | ~1700 |
Classes | 6th to 12th std |
Affiliation | Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Board |
Website | http://diamondjubilee.in/ |
Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School (DJHSS) is a boys-only secondary school in Gobichettipalayam, in the Erode District of Tamil Nadu, India. It was established to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria in 1898.
About the School[]
DJHSS has about 1700 students and 65 staff.[1] It is a government aided school largely funded by the Tamil Nadu State Government, which pays the teachers' salaries.[2] This enables the school to serve the educational requirements of the needy by offering education for a nominal fee. English medium curriculum was introduced in the year 1976. Mahatma Gandhi visited the school during the year 1927.
Gallery[]
Administrative Building
Inside the School
Open Auditorium
Notable alumni[]
- Verghese Kurien, Father of the White Revolution, founder of AMUL, founder of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF)[3]
References[]
- ^ "Aided schools come under RTI Act, rules Madras High Court". The Hindu. Chennai. 18 April 2007. Archived from the original on 2 December 2007.
- ^ "DJHSS v The Union of India, The State of Amil Nadu And Others, Writ Petition No.36901 of 2006" (PDF). 16 March 2007.
- ^ "GCMMF". worldfoodprize.org. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
External links[]
- School Web Page
- Alumni web page[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- Boys' schools in India
- High schools and secondary schools in Tamil Nadu
- Schools in Erode district
- Education in Gobichettipalayam
- Educational institutions established in 1898
- 1898 establishments in India