Hooghly Branch Government School

Hooghly Branch Government School (or Hooghly Branch (Govt) School), established in 1834, is one of the oldest[1] schools in West Bengal. It is located in Chawk Bazar, Hooghly, within the area of Hooghly-Chinsurah Municipality.[2][3][4]

Hooghly Branch (Govt) School
Address
Chawk Bazar, Hooghly

Hughli-Chuchura
,
West Bengal
,
712103

India
Coordinates22.9077673°N 88.3980147°E / 22.9077673; 88.3980147
Information
TypePublic
MottoSatyam, Shivam, Sundaram
(Truth, Spirituality, Beauty)
Established1834
School boardWBBSE & WBCHSE
AuthorityGovernment of West Bengal
CategoryHigher Secondary
GenderBoys
CampusUrban
AffiliationsDepartment of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal
Websitewww.hooghlybranchgovtschool.org

The school is administered by the state government of West Bengal and admits only males. The School has two sessions, morning and day session. Students are taught from class 1 to class 12.

The school's primary medium of instruction is Bengali and English is second language. However, on the higher secondary section, people are allowed to choose the medium of instruction as English.[5]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. Southey, Robert (1843). "General report on public instruction in the Bengal Presidency. Calcutta: G. H. Huttmann, Bengal Mily. Orphan Press. 1843".
  2. "List of schools - Welcome to Hooghly Chinsurah Municipality".
  3. "List of schools". Hooghly-Chinsurah Municipality.
  4. "All Bengal Inter-Govt.Schools Sports Meet, 2019". West Bengal State Council for Sports, Government of West Bengal.
  5. "Hooghly Branch (Govt) School/iCBSE".
  6. "Bijon Kumar Mukherjee".
  7. "Surajit Sengupta".
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