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 of Queen Victoria in 1898.
| Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School | |
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Cutchery Street , , 638452 | |
| Coordinates | 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/ |
About the School edit
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 edit
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Administrative Building -
Inside the School -
Open Auditorium
Notable alumni edit
- Verghese Kurien, Father of the White Revolution, founder of AMUL, founder of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF)[3]
References edit
- ^ "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.