Puri Zilla School
Puri Zila School | |
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Coordinates | 19°48′15.81″N 85°50′4.83″E / 19.8043917°N 85.8346750°E |
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Motto | असतोमा सदगमय: |
Founded | 1853 |
Faculty | 45 |
Number of students | 1500 |
Colour(s) | Blue and white |
Puri Zila School (Odia: ପୁରୀ ଜ଼ିଲ୍ଲା ସ୍କୁଲ୍) is a government educational institution imparting education in high school level and one of the oldest school in Odisha, India. The school was established in 1853 in the holy city of Puri, located in Kundheibenta Sahi. The school moved to another building which later converted to Samanta Chandra Sekhar College, Puri. Puri Zila School moved to its current location on Station Road in 1958.
It imparts teaching in Humanities, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences etc. The school has indoor and outdoor games and sports facilities. Other societies and activities are NCC, Red Cross, Scouts and Guides.
Noted alumni
- Gopabandhu Das, Freedom Fighter
- Nirmal Kumar Bose, anthropologist
See also
- Board of Secondary Education, Odisha
- Badagada Government High School, Bhubaneswar
- Capital High School, Bhubaneswar
- Secondary Board High School
Gallery
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Playground
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Outside Headmaster's Chamber
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Corridor
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Room 19
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Inside the classroom