Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School

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Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School
Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School.jpg
Address
Cutchery Street
Gobichettipalayam, Tamil Nadu, 638452
India
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Information
School type Government Aided
Established 1898
School board Tamil Nadu State Board
School district Erode
Gender Boys only
Number of students ~2500
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 2,300 students and 60 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

  • DJHSS 3.jpg

    Plaque Commemorating Mahathma Gandhi's Visit

Notable alumni

  • Verghese Kurien, Father of the White Revolution,founder of AMUL, founder of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF)[3]

References

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External links

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