Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School

Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School (DJHSS) is a boys-only secondary school in Gobichettipalayam, in the Erode District of Tamil Nadu, India. It was established to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria in 1898.

Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School
Address
Cutchery Street

Gobichettipalayam
,
Tamil Nadu
,
638452

India
Coordinates11°27′13″N 77°26′18″E
Information
School typeGovernment Aided
Established1898
School boardTamil Nadu State Board
School districtErode
GenderBoys only
Number of students~1700
Classes6th to 12th std
AffiliationTamil Nadu Higher Secondary Board
Websitehttp://diamondjubilee.in/

About the School

DJHSS has about 1700 students and 65 staff.[1] It is a government aided school largely funded by the Tamil Nadu State Government, which pays the teachers' salaries.[2] This enables the school to serve the educational requirements of the needy by offering education for a nominal fee. English medium curriculum was introduced in the year 1976. Mahatma Gandhi visited the school during the year 1927.

  • Administrative Building
  • Inside the School
  • Open Auditorium
  • Plaque Commemorating Mahathma Gandhi's Visit

Notable alumni
  • Verghese Kurien, Father of the White Revolution, founder of AMUL, founder of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF)[3]

References
  1. "Aided schools come under RTI Act, rules Madras High Court". The Hindu. Chennai. 18 April 2007.
  2. "DJHSS v The Union of India, The State of Amil Nadu And Others, Writ Petition No.36901 of 2006" (PDF). 16 March 2007.
  3. "GCMMF". worldfoodprize.org. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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