Calcutta Girls High School
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Calcutta Girls' High School is a school for girls in Kolkata
, West Bengal
, India
founded in 1856 by the Governor General of India, Lord Canning, as a boarding school. The school teaches in the English language, and teaches for the Indian School Certificate Examination (ICSE
/ ISC
).
, and 16 girls participated. Since 1973 a night school, Indira Pathshala, has functioned in the same premises for poor and needy children.
, of which 800000 have been printed, on the 150th anniversary of the school. To commemorate the occasion a stamp exhibition was organized in the school. Bharati Mirchandani designed the stamp and the first day cover. Alka Sharma designed the pictorial first day postmark. A brochure containing write-up and technical data was issued.
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
founded in 1856 by the Governor General of India, Lord Canning, as a boarding school. The school teaches in the English language, and teaches for the Indian School Certificate Examination (ICSE
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private, non-governmental board of school education in India, for class 10, i.e., grade 10...
/ ISC
Indian School Certificate
The Indian School Certificate is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations for Grade 11, i.e., year 11, until 1976....
).
History
American missionary ladies headed the school in its early years. In 1911, it entered students for the first time for the Senior Cambridge ExaminationSenior Cambridge
The Senior Cambridge examinations were General Certificate of Education examinations held in Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore, India, and Jamaica. They were preceded by the Junior Cambridge and Preliminary Cambridge examinations.-India:...
, and 16 girls participated. Since 1973 a night school, Indira Pathshala, has functioned in the same premises for poor and needy children.
Postage stamp
On April 21, 2006, Chief Postmaster General of the West Bengal Circle, P K Chatterjee, released a commemorative postage stamp of Rs 5 denomination issued by IndiapostIndian Postal Service
The Department of Posts functioning under the brand name India Post , is a government operated postal system in India; it is generally referred to within India as "the post office"....
, of which 800000 have been printed, on the 150th anniversary of the school. To commemorate the occasion a stamp exhibition was organized in the school. Bharati Mirchandani designed the stamp and the first day cover. Alka Sharma designed the pictorial first day postmark. A brochure containing write-up and technical data was issued.