Patulia High School
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Patulia High School is a boys-only school in Kolkata
, India
. Established in 1960, the school teaches grades 5 to 12 under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education
and the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
.
It is situated at SchoolPara, Patulia
, North 24 Parganas district
, West Bengal
.
tournament of smaller scope is held.
The annual sports competition is held in two stages, a heat followed by the finals. The events include running and the one-legged Race. The students engage in sports (mostly football with some cricket and table tennis
) during the recess (commonly called the tiffin
period) which lasts for 20 minutes from Monday to Thursday and for an hour on Fridays. There is no recess on Saturday (it is a half-day), while on Sunday the school is closed.
The annual prize distribution ceremony sees plays enacted by the students as well as other cultural programs held at the Derozio Hall. During the year other smaller cultural programs take place in the school, mainly featuring Rabindra Sangeet
s.
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Established in 1960, the school teaches grades 5 to 12 under the 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...
and the 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...
.
It is situated at SchoolPara, Patulia
Patulia
Patulia is a census town under Khardaha police station of Barrackpore subdivisionin North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Patulia is located at .-Demographics:...
, North 24 Parganas district
North 24 Parganas district
North 24 Parganas district is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the [tropical zone] from latitude 22º11'6" north to 23º15'2" north and from longitude 88º20' east to 89º5' east...
, 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...
.
Campus
The white school building has rooms with high ceilings, tall doors and windows. A third floor was constructed on top of the original two story building that maintains the architectural style. The school has two large playgrounds, though it is used casually by students of the school.Students
As of March 2011, a total of around 700 students study in the school. Each of the classes from 5 to 10 are divided into two sections A and B, each of which contain around 60 students. Class 11 and 12 are divided into two 'streams' known as Arts and Commerce.Extracurricular activities
A football tournament is held during the summer. Intra-section competitions as well as inter-section and inter-class ones ensure that almost every student gets a chance to play at the official tournament. During the winter, a cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
tournament of smaller scope is held.
The annual sports competition is held in two stages, a heat followed by the finals. The events include running and the one-legged Race. The students engage in sports (mostly football with some cricket and table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
) during the recess (commonly called the tiffin
Tiffin
Tiffin is lunch, or any light meal. It originated in British India, and is today found primarily in Indian English. The word originated when Indian custom superseded the British practice of an afternoon tea, leading to a new word for the afternoon meal. It is derived from the obsolete English slang...
period) which lasts for 20 minutes from Monday to Thursday and for an hour on Fridays. There is no recess on Saturday (it is a half-day), while on Sunday the school is closed.
The annual prize distribution ceremony sees plays enacted by the students as well as other cultural programs held at the Derozio Hall. During the year other smaller cultural programs take place in the school, mainly featuring Rabindra Sangeet
Rabindra Sangeet
Rabindra Sangeet , also known as Tagore Songs in English, is a form of music composed by Rabindranath Tagore who added a new dimension to the musical concept of India in general and Bengal in specific....
s.