Sibpur Hindu Girls High School

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Shibpur Hindu Girls High School
Gate of Shibpur Hindu Girls High School
Address
45, Shibpur Road Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal 711102 Howrah
Coordinates	22°34′06″N 88°19′09″E / 22.5682197°N 88.3191025°E / 22.5682197; 88.3191025Coordinates: 22°34′06″N 88°19′09″E / 22.5682197°N 88.3191025°E / 22.5682197; 88.3191025
Information
Type	Government Sponsored High School
Motto	श्रद्धाबान् लभ्ते ज्ञनम् (যারা শ্রদ্ধা করে তাদেরই জ্ঞান প্রাপ্ৰ)
Established	1867
Status	Opened
School board	WBBSE
School district	Howrah
Category	Girls Higher Secondary Institution
Session	Day
Headmistress	Shrabani Majumder
Staff	6
Teaching staff	34
Grades	I-XI
Gender	Female
Average class size	50
Language	Bengali
Schedule type	Day
Campus size	Medium
Affiliations	WBBSC and WBCHSE

Shibpur Hindu Girls High School is a Higher Secondary Girls school situated at Shibpur in Howrah of West Bengal, India. The school is affiliated with West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.^[1]

History[]

The school was founded by Jadunath Banerjee in 1867. In the early days, initially, the students studied free of cost. Some local philanthropists donated 4 annas to run the school. After a few years, a minimum fee of 1 anna and 4 annas were charged for primary and secondary students. The Howrah Corporation had also extended its helping hand by donating Rs 7/- every month until the year 1898. Up until 1925, the largest amount donated was Rs 40/-. Even though progress was visibly poor, it preserved the freedom and motive behind starting such a school. In 1867, the school was founded in a rented house in the Sibpur area. In 1876, it was moved a 4-bedroom house for rent on Kshetra Mohan Banerjee Lane. Unfortunately, an earthquake destroyed the house in 1869. The general public extended their helping hand and the school was rebuilt. In 1910, the school inspector was dissatisfied with where the school was housed and shifted it to Ananda Kr Roy Chowdhury Lane, where the rent was Rs 1/- per month. The number of students rose from 168 to 200 in 1913. In 1912, the inspector of the school's president was Burdwan and Orissa for our division. Miss Crawford inspected our school and per her satisfaction, government assistance of Rs 60/- was arranged to run the school. But for reasons unknown, the grant was never implemented. So in 1913, a grant of Rs 20 /-per month was arranged, which later went up to Rs 50/-per month. As the popularity of the school increased, the amount of space to fit all the students became a problem. In 1914, at Sibpur Road, a 3 Kotah land was acquired for an expansion of the school. The school managing committee asked for a onetime aid of Rs 3000/- from the state government. However, since the government provided aid in the first World War, they were not able to help the school out. For 11 years the school functioned from its rented quarters. In 1930, another 4 Kotahs of land was added to the previously purchased plot of land. In 1932, the construction of the school had finally started. In 1935, the school that can be seen today, started to take shape. In 1952, the Madhya Siksha Parishad granted an aid of Rs 46,247 to construct the building. Another aid of Rs 23,851 /- followed. Almost a decade later, in 1954, an additional 3 Kotahs of land was purchased for Rs 11,580/-. Construction costs were aided with the help of Rs 5788/- from the Madhya Siksha parshad. At this time 22.5 Kotahs of land had been purchased and an additional Rs 30,000/- was given by Madhya Siksha parshad. In 1959, the West Bengal Government provided Rs 50,000/- as financial help. In 1959, after Independence had been achieved, the state government had taken charge of running the school through the means of financial assistance.

In the beginning, the school had 6 classes. In 1990, it was reduced to 4 classes. In 1902, the classes were increased to 7. Lower primary and upper primary classes resumed. By 1952, the school introduced the English language into the curriculum. By 1959, the school reached the Madhyamik and later Higher Secondary level. In 1964, the school received permission to open its science department. In 1968, the commerce department was opened at the Hindu Girls’ High School. At the time the school was set up, there were only 2 teachers. During this period in time, the Primary section and Secondary section were functioning separately.

In 1910 and 1914, two new teachers were inducted. In 1946, the well-known and respected Lila De came on as the principal of Shibpur Hindu Girls High School. She had many lasting contributions to the school. Initially, the school started off with a few students. Fewer teachers resulted in fewer students in the school. Gradually things picked up and in 1901 there were around 60 students. In 1912, the number of students increased to 168 and in 1913 it reached 200. In 1952, the school reached an all-time high, when there were a total of 500 students enrolled in the school. As it stands today, the number of enrolled students is around 2500. The success rate in H.S exams in 1964 was 75% and in 1965 it was 80%.^[1]

Golden moments[]

• The great social reformer and pupil of Swami Vivekananda, Sister Nivedita, visited Sibpur Hindu Girls’ High School in 1902. She presided over an annual program hosted by the school and she gave away prizes to the meritorious students encouraging them to do better. Both she and Sibpur Hindu Girls High School share the same year of birth (1867).
• In 1912, the inspector of schools president was Burdwan and Orissa for our division. Miss Crawford inspected the school and per her satisfaction, government assistance of Rs 60/- was arranged to run the school.^[1]

Campus[]

The school's main building has three floors. There is no big playground in this school.^[2]

Inner view of Sibpur Hindu Girls High School

HS subjects[]

Subjects after the Madhyamik examination include:

• Accountancy
• Business economics and mathematics
• Bio-science
• Bengali
• Chemistry
• Computer application
• Computer science
• Eco-statistics
• Eco-geography
• Education
• English (B)
• History
• Mathematics
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political science^[3]

See also[]

• Education in India
• List of schools in India
• Education in West Bengal

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