Saktigarh Vidyapith
Saktigarh Vidyapith (H.S), Saktigarh is one of the first schools of Saktigarh, in the sub-Himalayan part of West Bengal, India. The school was established in 1953. Its original and most popular name was Saktigarh School.
| Saktigarh Vidyapith (H.S.) | |
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| Address | |
Saktigarh Ground Saktigarh, Siliguri , , , 734005 | |
| Coordinates | 26.6941383°N 88.4134586°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Government Boys & Girls school |
| Established | 1953 |
| School district | Jalpaiguri |
| Headmaster | Shree Goutam Kali |
| Grades | I-XII(Arts, Commerce & Science) |
| Language | Bengali & English |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Navy Blue |
| Sports | Cricket, Football, Volleyball & Kho kho |
| USNWR ranking | 3rd Rank in Siliguri after siliguri boys & Tarai tarapada high school |
| Affiliations | West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education |
| Alumni | Er.Ranjit Ghosh (Renowned Civil engineer in siliguri), Dr. Hira Ghosh (Doctor+Youtuber), Sourav Mukherjee(Famous Youtuber in India (clashing Adda), Dipen Das, Satadal Pal (Professor), Shyamal Barman (Engineer), Shantanu Roy (Youtuber {Royal bengal Rider}) |
| Nobel laureates | Bipul Kanti Das & Pallab Rajguru [Both are Ex-teacher of this school] |
History
The school was started at a site not far from its present location. However, to accommodate the increasing number of students, a permanent building was built. It was established in 1953 as a primary school. Science, Commerce and Humanities could be studied.
Campus
The school has five large classrooms and two small rooms. The southward double-storeyed main building, the laboratories, and a ground.
Extracurricular activities
Sports
Besides annual sports events, the school has a team that participates in the district level championships.
Ceremonies
- The Saraswati Puja is an annual ceremony.
- An autumn cultural ceremony, including intra-institution award distribution.
- In January there is a prize ceremony for students and cultural events organized by the alumni association.
Curriculum
It is a higher secondary school (with primary sections). The curriculum is as per West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (till class 10) and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (Class 11 and 12). In class 11 and 12, there are three streams:
- Science
- Commerce
- Arts
Subjects offered: Grade VI to X
- English
- Bengal
- Mathematics
- History
- Geography
- Physical sciences
- Life sciences
- Computer science
- Health and physical education
- Work education
Elective subjects
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Mechanics
- Computer science
- Bookkeeping and accounting
- Additional Biology
- Pisciculture
- Political Science
- Arabic
- Sanskrit
- Geography
- History
- Statistics
- Business