Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School

Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School
Address
Cutchery Street Gobichettipalayam, Tamil Nadu, 638452 India
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
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

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  Administrative Building

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  Inside the School

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  Open Auditorium

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  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

1. "Aided schools come under RTI Act, rules Madras High Court". Chennai: The Hindu. 18 April 2007.
2. "DJHSS v The Union of India, The State of Amil Nadu And Others, Writ Petition No.36901 of 2006" (PDF). 16 March 2007.
3. "GCMMF". worldfoodprize.org. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

External links

• School Web Page
• Alumni web page