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Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School

Coordinates: 11°27′13″N 77°26′18″E / 11.45361°N 77.43833°E / 11.45361; 77.43833
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Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School
Address
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Cutchery Street

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638452

Coordinates11°27′13″N 77°26′18″E / 11.45361°N 77.43833°E / 11.45361; 77.43833
Information
School typeGovernment Aided
Established1898
School boardTamil Nadu State Board
School districtErode
GenderBoys only
Number of students~1700
Classes6th to 12th std
AffiliationTamil Nadu Higher Secondary Board
Websitehttp://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 of Queen Victoria in 1898.

About the School

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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.

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Notable alumni

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  • 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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  1. ^ "Aided schools come under RTI Act, rules Madras High Court". The Hindu. Chennai. 18 April 2007. Archived from the original on 2 December 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.
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