Kalimpong Girls' High School

Last updated

Kalimpong Girls' High School
Address
Kalimpong Girls' High School
K.D. Pradhan Road, Opposite McFarlane Memorial Church

,
Coordinates 27°04′12″N88°28′13″E / 27.0699606°N 88.4703903°E / 27.0699606; 88.4703903 Coordinates: 27°04′12″N88°28′13″E / 27.0699606°N 88.4703903°E / 27.0699606; 88.4703903
Information
TypeEducational institution
Motto"Satyamev Jayte"
Established1890
School district Darjeeling
PrincipalMrs. Sulemin Sompu Pradhan
Affiliation WBCHSE
Website www.ghskpg.com

Kalimpong Girls' High School is an all girls' school, affiliated under the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Examination boarding school located in the hill town of Kalimpong in the district of Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. It was founded in 1890. GHS (as it is commonly referred to), is run under the Diocese of the Eastern Himalayas (C.N.I).

Contents

Kalimpong Girls' High School is affiliated to the WBCHSE Board, West Bengal, [1] and is listed at index number 28 [2] of the Higher Secondary Schools in Darjeeling District. KGHS offers the streams, Arts, Commerce & Science at the Higher Secondary Level. It provides education from classes nursery to XII with boarding facilities.

History

Kalimpong Girls' High School was established in 1890, and is one of the oldest schools of Kalimpong. It is affiliated to the West Bengal Council of Secondary Education. The List of The Principals are:

  1. Miss Catherine Graham - Founder
  2. Miss Lily Waugh 1889
  3. Miss Eddie Smith 1909- 1933
  4. Miss C. Macintosh 1933 - 1947
  5. Miss H. Hebbington 1948 - 1954
  6. Miss E.S Scrim Guer 1955 - 1966
  7. Miss L.W Rongong 1967 - 1996
  8. Mrs. Sulemin Sompu Pradhan 1998 – present

Source: [3]

See also

Related Research Articles

Kalimpong Town in West Bengal, India

Kalimpong is a town and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located at an average elevation of 1,250 metres (4,101 ft). The town is the headquarters of the Kalimpong district. The region comes under Gorkhaland Territorial Administration which is an autonomous governing body within the state of West Bengal. The Indian Army's 27 Mountain Division is located on the outskirts of the city.

Bagdogra Census Town/ City in West Bengal, India

Bagdogra is a city in the Naxalbari CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Bagdogra is a part of the Greater Siliguri Metropolitan Area. Bagdogra is well connected by air from four major cities of India - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. Bagdogra has a railway station Bagdogra Railway Station. Bagdogra Airport is now a customs Airport.

Kurseong Town in West Bengal, India

Kurseong is a town and a municipality in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Kurseong subdivision.

Ghum, West Bengal Neighbourhood in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

Ghum is a small hilly neighbourhood in the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region of West Bengal, India. It comes under ward number one of the Darjeeling Municipality. Ghum railway station of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is the highest railway station in India. It is situated at an altitude of 2,258 metres (7,407 ft). The place is the home of the Ghum Monastery and the Batasia Loop, a bend of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

St. Augustines School, Kalimpong School in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India

St. Augustine's School is an Anglo-Indian School in the hill station town of Kalimpong in West Bengal, India, established in 1945.

Rockvale Academy is a coeducational boarding school located in the hill town of Kalimpong in the district of Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. It was founded by the late Mr. B.B. Pradhan in 1984 and celebrated its silver jubilee in 2009. English is used as the medium of instruction.

Kamala Girls' High School is a girls' school situated in Southern Avenue, Vivekananda Park, South Kolkata, West Bengal, India, affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha, and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Higher Secondary Examination. The founder of the school is Mrs. Kamala Basu. It is a government-sponsored school, aided by West Bengal Government.

Darjeeling Pulbazar (community development block) Community development block in West Bengal, India

Darjeeling Pulbazar is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri (community development block) Community development block in West Bengal, India

Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Rangli Rangliot (community development block) Community development block in West Bengal, India

Rangli Rangliot is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Kalimpong I Community development block in West Bengal, India

Kalimpong I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kalimpong subdivision of the Kalimpong district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Kalimpong II Community development block in West Bengal, India

Kalimpong II was a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kalimpong subdivision of the Kalimpong district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Gorubathan (community development block) Community development block in West Bengal, India

Gorubathan is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kalimpong subdivision of the Kalimpong district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Kalimpong College College in West Bengal

Kalimpong College, established in 1962, is the oldest college in Kalimpong, Darjeeling. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and science. It is affiliated with the University of North Bengal.

Mirik College College in West Bengal, India

Mirik College, established in 2000, is a government-run degree college in Mirik, Darjeeling district, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to the University of North Bengal.

Maharani Girls High School is a Higher Secondary school for girls located at Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.

Rose Mary Boarding School is a private school established in the year 1992 at Sombaray Bazar, Gorubathan, under the Sub-division Kalimpong in Darjeeling district of West Bengal. It is a co-educational English Medium School affiliated to West Bengal Board of Higher Secondary Education.

Kalimpong district District of West Bengal in India

Kalimpong district is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. Originally known as Dalingkot, the region was alternatively under the control of Sikkim and Bhutan. In 1865, it was annexed from Bhutan by British India under the Treaty of Sinchula, and administered as a subdivision of the Darjeeling district from 1916 onwards. In 2017, under the Republic of India, it was carved out as a separate district to become the 21st district of West Bengal.

Victoria Boys School (Kurseong) School in Kurseong, West Bengal, India

Victoria Boys' School is a Heritage Government run English medium boys boarding school offering I.C.S.E. in the hill town of Kurseong, Darjeeling, India founded in 1879.

Mangpu Village in West Bengal, India

Mangpoo is a village in the Kurseong 24 Bidhan Sabha Constituency Rangli Rangliot in the Kurseong subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.

References