Jorhat Government Boys School
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The Jorhat Govt. Boys' H.S and M.P. School was established in 1883 during the rule of British
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...

. It is situated in Sonaru Path, near Head Post Office, Jorhat
Jorhat
Jorhat is a city of Assam in India. Jorhat was established as a new capital in the closing years of the 18th century by the declining Tunkhungia Ahom Dynasty. Jorhat, as the name signifies, was just a couple of markets . Two parallel markets namely, Chowkihat and Macharhat, lay on the eastern...

. There are 56 staff and around 1600 students. The language of instruction is Assamese
Assamese language
Assamese is the easternmost Indo-Aryan language. It is used mainly in the state of Assam in North-East India. It is also the official language of Assam. It is also spoken in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and other northeast Indian states. Nagamese, an Assamese-based Creole language is widely used in...

. Students of the Govt. Boys appear for High School Leaving Certificate
High School Leaving Certificate
The High School Leaving Certificate is awarded after school students successfully complete the curriculum and examinations of schools affiliated to state boards in India....

 (class 10 exam) under the Board of Secondary Education, Assam
Board of Secondary Education, Assam
Board of Secondary Education, Assam, or SEBA as it is also known, is the state level authority for conducting examinations and providing assurance for the quality of education imparted in schools within Assam that are affiliated to it....

 and Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (equivalent to class 12) under Assam Higher Secondary Education Council.

In 1867, George Williamson, a senior administrative officer donated Rs. one lakh, for the propagation of technical education at Jorhat and Golaghat
Golaghat
Golaghat , which was one of the largest subdivisions of Assam later, elevated to the position of a full-fledged district of Assam on 15 August 1987, is the headquarters of Golaghat district and is a sister town to Jorhat which is about 55 km away....

. With that donation, Williamson Artizan School was established at Jorhat in 1876 with eight students. A high school as per government policy was established at Kohima
Kohima
Kohima is the hilly capital of India's north eastern border state of Nagaland which shares its borders with Burma. It lies in Kohima District and is also one of the three Nagaland towns with Municipal council status along with Dimapur and Mokokchung....

, which is a district headquarters. But the school had closed for the want of students. There was demand for a high school at Jorhat and hence the Kohima High School was shifted to Jorhat in 1883 and was amalgamated with Williamson School. The school is now best known as Jorhat Govt. Boys' Higher Secondary and Multipurpose School.
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