Julien Day School
Julien Day School (JDS) is a co-educational primary, secondary and senior secondary school in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is run by The Julien Educational Trust, a private organisation of people of the Anglo-Indian community, and operates four branches in Kolkata (Elgin Road), Ganganagar, Kalyani and Howrah. The school was founded by Late Mrs. Grace Julien, and governed by the Board of Trustees.
Julien Day School | |
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35-E, Elgin Road , India | |
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Type | Private |
Motto | Knowledge is Power (Ludes Viriliter) |
Established | c. 1969 |
Founder | Grace Julien |
Oversight | Julien Educational Trust |
Principal | Colleen Sharpe Smith(Calcutta) Bobby Baxter (Ganganagar) Derrick Anthony Peters(Kalyani) Regdor James Armstead(Howrah) |
Grades | Nursery to Class 12 |
Gender | Co-educational |
Language | English |
Campuses | 4 Branches Kolkata, Kalyani, Howrah, Ganganagar. |
Colour(s) | Brown and Cream |
Song | 'Julien Day School's children are we' based on the tune of German national anthem |
Affiliations | ICSE, ISC |
Website | www |
The Julien Day School was established at Kolkata in 1969,[1] Ganganagar in 1976 and Kalyani in 1988 and are all affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi with I.C.S.E. at the class X level and I.S.C. at the class XII level comprising three streams viz. Science, Commerce, Humanities (Arts). The Howrah Branch was established in 2007. The badge of the school bears a quote of Sir Francis Bacon 'Knowledge is power'.
There are three major vacations during the year. The Summer Vacation in May–June, the Durga Puja Vacation in September–October and the Christmas Vacation in December–January.
Co-Curricular Activities
Julien Day School actively participates in Inter School Quizzes, Debates, Fests and Sports.
Campuses
- Julien Day School, Calcutta
- Julien Day School, Ganganagar
- Julien Day School, Kalyani
- Julien Day School, Howrah
Notable alumni
- Jisshu Sengupta (Actor)
- Kaushik Sen (Actor)
- Saradindu Mukherjee (Cricketer)
- Surojit Chatterjee (Singer)
- Satyaki Banerjee (Singer)
- Ronik Guha ( Electronics Engineer)
- Yash Sengupta (Sportsman)
- Aviroop Banerjee (Hockey Player)
- Arup Ray (Instrumentation Engineer)
- Dipanjan Mitra (Mathematician)
- Debdut Bhadra (Doctor)
- Ankit Kumar Nath (Space Engineer)
- Diptajit Majumdar (Doctor)
- Sayak Samaddar (Computer Scientist)