Contai High School is the oldest school, established in 1857, in the sub-divisional town of Contai

Contai

Contai is head quarters of Contai subdivision in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. There are three community development blocks in Contai.- History :...

, Purba Medinipur

Purba Medinipur

Purba Medinipur district , or East Midnapore district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the southernmost district of Burdwan division – one of the three administrative divisions of West Bengal. The headquarter is located at Tamluk...

, West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

, India

India

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. It is a semi-residential boys' Higher Secondary School.

The school premises including the buildings, hostel, gymnasium, gardens and playground lie on land provided by Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was a famous Bengali writer, poet and journalist. He was the composer of India’s national song Vande Mataram, originally a Bengali and Sanskrit stotra personifying India as a mother goddess and inspiring the activists during the Indian Freedom Movement...

 during his stay at Contai

Contai

Contai is head quarters of Contai subdivision in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. There are three community development blocks in Contai.- History :...

. The school follows the course curricula of West Bengal Board of Secondary Education

West Bengal Board of Secondary Education

The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education is the West Bengal state government administered autonomous examining authority for the Standard 10 examination of West Bengal, India. The examination for the 10th standard is called the Madhyamik Pariksha or secondary examination...

 (WBBSE) and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education is the West Bengal state government administered autonomous examining authority for the Standard 12 examination of West Bengal, India...

(WBCHSE) for Standard 10th and 12th Board examinations respectively.

The Headmaster is Mr. Arup Kumar Das.

Facilities

• Number of Students: (Class V - X) 670 :(Class XI - XII) 180 :: Total - 850
• School Timings: Monday to Friday 10:45 A.M. to 04:05 P.M., Saturday 10:45 AM to 02:00 PM
• Hostel: 10 seats for students of Class IX-X and 30 seats for students of Class XI-XII: total seats 40.
• Hostel Superintendent: Mr. Souvik Mandal.

Classes and instructors are available for Computer Education and Statistics (for class XI-XII).