Jagacha High School
Jagacha High School is a school in Jagacha Town, Howrah, West Bengal India. It was founded on 2 January 1949. The affairs of the school are controlled by a board of governors. Mr. Bhabatosh Ghosh is chairman of the board.
| Jagacha High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Mohiari Road, G.I.P. Colony , , | |
| Coordinates | 22°35′17″N 88°17′0″E |
| Information | |
| Established | 2 January 1949 |
| Headmaster | Sri Tarun Patra |
| Faculty | 35 |
| Average class size | 55 |
| Classes offered | Madhyamik, Higher Secondary |
| Medium of language | Bengali |
| Language | English, Bengali |
| Hours in school day | 5 hours |
| Song | Jana gana mana |
| Affiliation | West Bengal Council Of Higher Secondary Education |
Buildings
The school is situated in front of Jagacha Police Station. The school has two two-storey buildings and three three-storey buildings. All the buildings are Saffron color. One new Computer Sciences Block has been made by the school committee. 12 December 2015 a Vivekanda Statue was established there.
Subjects
The subjects taught in the school are Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Art, Principles of Accounts, Structure of Commerce, Office Practice, Economics, Computer Application, Computer Science and Socially Useful Productive Work and Community Service.
After the Madhyamik Examination, there is a division in study stream. The choices being Arts, Commerce and Science.
School uniform
Mainly Jagacha High school is a boys medium school but in class xi and xii, it is co-educational. The uniform is:
- Boys
- Half or full sleeve sky blue or cyan shirt and navy blue half or full trousers(up to class viii).
- Half or full sleeve sky blue or cyan shirt and navy blue full trousers; black shoe or sport snickers.
- For the boys of class XI and XII half or full sleeve white shirt and navy blue full trousers.
- Girls
- White saree with blue blouse
- or white salwar and kamiz along with navy blue dupatta.
Annual magazine
The school publishes an annual magazine Ankur in which students and faculty write such as poems, stories, and favorite moments of school.
Awards
The school drama team performs in drama competitions. The school football and cricket team is one of the best team in Howrah inter school Football and Cricket tournaments. In the school annual sports day, students compete in sports activities like 100 metres, 200 metres, sack race, shot put, slow cycle etc. The school has an annual prize distribution ceremony.