Howrah Zilla School

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Howrah Zilla School
Howrah Zilla School in 2023
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Howrah Zilla School
9 Church Road (also Biplabi Haren Ghosh Sarani), Howrah-711101


India
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Former nameHowrah Government School
School typeGovernment High School
Established1 December 1845
Founder East India Company
School codeWB0609
HeadmasterRakendu Bikash Majumdar (assistant headmaster-in-charge)
Faculty50
GradesPreprimary-XII
Number of studentsc.1200 (secondary and high secondary) and 600 (primary)
Student to teacher ratio40:1
Language Bengali
Schedule
  • Sec, HS- 11.00am- 4.00pm
  • Primary- 7.30am-10.30am
Classrooms22
Song Jana Gana Mana
YearbookDiganta (দিগন্ত) and a wall magazine named Ankur (অঙ্কুর)
Affiliation West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
Website howrahzillaschool.webs.com

Howrah Zilla School, abbreviated as HZS, is a Governmental, Bengali medium, higher secondary school located in Howrah in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the only government high school of Howrah. It is affiliated with West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.

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History

The school was established on 1 December 1845. The plan for the school was approved by the District Magistrate, Cockburn Sahib. British teacher, Mr. Donalgard was appointed as the first headmaster. During that period, educationist Bhagabati Charan Basu served as one of its teachers. At that time, it was known as Howrah Government School. Bhudev Mukhopadhyay, a disciple of Henry Louis Vivian Derozio and classmate of Michael Madhusudan Dutt, was the first Indian headmaster of the school. Classes were initially held in a rented house near Howrah Court, in exchange for Rs. 60. Later, when the number of students increased, the British Government provided new land and money for setting up a new building for the students. In 1885, students of this school first appeared in the entrance examination of University of Calcutta. Makhanlal Dey, who ranked first in this exam in 1899, was appointed as the Headmaster of this institution in 1938. Other notable faculty include Umes Chandra Das, Korunanidhan Bandopadhyay, Bidhubhusan Bhattacharya, Jogen Chowdhury, Jaydeep Sarangi and Sagar Sen. Now it is the only Governmental school of Howrah district. [1]

Campus

Howrah Zilla School has six buildings in total. Two of them have been declared as heritage buildings. The school has two different teachers' rooms for morning and day section. The school has two conference halls named as "New Hall" and "Old Hall".

Laboratories

The school has five subject-based laboratories.

Notable alumni

Alumni Association

Alumni association of the school was established in the year 2010. The association mainly celebrates the foundation day of the institution. It also arranges an annual medical camp for students. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Schools & colleges in Howrah".
  2. "Home". howrahzillaschoolalumniassociation.com.