GVHSS Kalpakanchery

Govt. Vocational Higher Secondary School, Kalpakanchery
Higher Secondary Block
Location
Kalpakanchery , Kerala , 676551 India
Coordinates	10°56′16″N75°58′38″E / 10.937900°N 75.977155°E / 10.937900; 75.977155
Information
Other name	Government Vocational Higher Secondary School Kalpakanchery
Type	High school/higher secondary school/ Vocational Higher Secondary School
Established	1920
School board	Higher Secondary Schools - Kerala Education Department
School district	Malappuram
Category	Government
School number	11150
School code	Higher secondary - 19022
Grades	5-12
Gender	Co-Education
Capacity	3000+
Language	English, Malayalam

GVHSS Kalpakanchery(Government Vocational Higher Secondary School Kalpakanchery) is a Vocational Higher Secondary school in Kalpakanchery, Kerala. Established in 1920 is one of the oldest schools in Malappuram under the government of Kerala. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

History

The School, which was functioning as a center in Melangadi, Kalpakanchery in 1920, started functioning as an elementary school in 1933 at Kadungathukund. It was upgraded to High School in 1958. By that time, the school had become the center of literacy for people in most parts of the district. The higher secondary section of the school started functioning in 2000. The first LP school in Kalpakancheri was established by Malabar Wana British Government after the reign of Tipu Sultan. At that time, the first president of Kalpakancheri panchayat, Kochunni Moopan, who was known as Alikutty Moopan, established the LP School at Angadi, and this school was later elevated to UP School. Then the school taken over by the government was shifted to Kadungathukund. After that it was upgraded to High School. The school has witnessed the production of many prominent figures in the fields of politics, social culture and education. During the 1980s, the institution gained the reputation of being the largest number of Muslim girls studying in the district. At that time the school was working on shift system. ^{[5] [6]}

Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Kalpakanchery

10th-B Class photo on the grounds of the Government Vocational Higher Secondary School - 2007

SSLC Exam Pass Percentage

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SSLC Exam Success in recent years	Percentage
2008-2009	86
2009-2010	89
2010-2011	89
2011-2012	91
2012-2013	93
2013-2014	95
2014-2015	97
2015-2016	98
2016-2017	99
2022-2023	100 [8]
2023-2024	100

Notable alumni

• Azad Moopen - (Healthcare Entrepreneur)
• Kurukkoli Moideen (Politician from Kerala, India. He represents Tirur Assembly constituency)
• Abdurahiman Randathani - (Indian politician, orator and former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Tanur Assembly constituency
• Jafsal Kalpakanjery - (Kairali TV - Kuttypatturummal Reality Show fame )
• Mohamed Risal- (Kairali TV - Kuttypatturummal Reality Show fame )

References

1. "Schoolist".
2. "Broadband".
3. "School celebrates Mohammed Rafi, Premchand". The Hindu. 31 July 2023.
4. "G. V. H. S. S. Kalpakanchery".
5. "കല്പകഞ്ചേരി ജി.വി.എച്ച്.എസ്.എസിൽ വനിതാ വിശ്രമകേന്ദ്രവും ശൗചാലയ ബ്ലോക്കും ഉദ്ഘാടനംചെയ്തു". 13 June 2023.
6. "സ്കൗട്ട്സ് ആൻഡ്‌ ഗൈഡ്‌സ് പരിചിന്തന ദിനാചരണവും രാജ്യപുരസ്കാർ അവാർഡ് നേടിയ കുട്ടികൾക്കുള്ള അനുമോദന ചടങ്ങും നടത്തി". 23 February 2018.
7. "Saphalam 2023".
8. "Saphalam 2023".