Islampur High School

Islampur High School
Islampur High School
Address
	Bus stand, P. W. D more Boi Para; Islampur, West Bengal , 733202; India
Coordinates	26°15′21″N88°10′58″E / 26.2557135°N 88.1828116°E Coordinates: 26°15′21″N88°10′58″E / 26.2557135°N 88.1828116°E
Information
Established	1958
Principal	Mohammad Salimuddin or Selimuddin
Gender	Boys
Enrolment	2,200

Last updated July 21, 2022

Islampur High School is located in the area ward no. 10 of Islampur Municipality in Islampur City, North Dinajpur, West Bengal, India. This school is situated near the New Bus Stand and is beside NH31.

History

The school was established in 1958.^[1]

In 2012, students protested because they were concerned that the government was planning to stop teaching in three languages (Hindi, Urdu, Bengali) in the school.^[1]

In 2016 the school's teachers went on hunger strike to protest about inhuman treatment by the headteacher.^[4] The head agreed to their demands.^[4]

In 2019 the school was named by the education department as one of the four best schools in the state.^[3] Examination results for the school were good in 2019.^[3]

Facility

The two-storied school building is identical with a rectangular shape, with a playground at the centre. There are currently no residential and transport facilities available. In 2019 there were concerns about conditions at the school's hostel.^[2]

Classes from 5th standard to 12 standard are taught here.

It is a boys' school only. The languages in which subjects are taught are Bengali, Hindi, and Urdu.^[1] The school has laboratories and a library.

Notable alumni

Md. Manzar Hussain Anjum, IAS Officer (AIR 125th in UPSC 2021 Civil Service Exam)

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "Hindi cry in school". Telegraph India. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
1 2 "Islampur High School hostel suffers from poor conditions". Siliguri Times. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
1 2 3 Sarkar, Vivekananda (22 August 2019). "Islampur High School in Uttar Dinajpur district got a place in the list of best schools in the state". Bengal Live (in Gujarati). Retrieved 18 January 2021. The headmaster of the school, Mohammad Selimuddin, said 13 schools in the state have been selected as the best by the education department. There are three more schools from North Bengal in this list. ... the students of this school have taken place in the merit list of secondary and higher secondary examinations this year. Islampur High School has also set a good example in the joint examination.
1 2 Dey, Dipankar (5 October 2016). "Hunger strike by teachers at Islampur High School". Times of North India. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

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[TI-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Hindi cry in school". Telegraph India. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

[ST-2] 1 2 "Islampur High School hostel suffers from poor conditions". Siliguri Times. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

[BL-3] 1 2 3 Sarkar, Vivekananda (22 August 2019). "Islampur High School in Uttar Dinajpur district got a place in the list of best schools in the state". Bengal Live (in Gujarati). Retrieved 18 January 2021. The headmaster of the school, Mohammad Selimuddin, said 13 schools in the state have been selected as the best by the education department. There are three more schools from North Bengal in this list. ... the students of this school have taken place in the merit list of secondary and higher secondary examinations this year. Islampur High School has also set a good example in the joint examination.

[TNI-4] 1 2 Dey, Dipankar (5 October 2016). "Hunger strike by teachers at Islampur High School". Times of North India. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

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