Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School

Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School
Address
Cutchery Street
Gobichettipalayam, Tamil Nadu, 638452
India
Coordinates 11°27′13″N 77°26′18″E / 11.45361°N 77.43833°E / 11.45361; 77.43833
Information
School type Government Aided
Established 1898
School board Tamil Nadu State Board
School district Erode
Gender Boys only
Number of students ~2500
Classes 6th to 12th std
Affiliation Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Board
Website http://diamondjubilee.in

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.

About the School

DJHSS has about 2,300 students and 60 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.

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