Bishop Hodges Higher Secondary School', is under C.S.I. Madhya Kerala Diocese in Alleppey District. The school is located at the heart of

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town (near to Kayamkulam-Thiruvalla highway).

History

The institution is founded in the year 1839 as a high school. The school was upgraded to higher secondary in 1998. The school has classes from 5th standard to 12th standard

Curriculum

The school follows Kerala State Syllabus of Education (SCERT) for classes from 5th to 10th. * Medium of teaching is both

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and English

Higher Secondary

For Higher Secondary following courses are offered under Higher Secondary Board syllabus. *Science - Biology Stream -Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology and Mathematics *Science -Computer Science stream -Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science and Maths *Science - Electronics stream - Physics, Chemistry, Electronics and Mathematics *Commerce *Humanities Second languages offered are ((Hindi)) & ((Malayalam))

Buildings

The school has five separate blocks of buildings for each sections.(Upper Primary, High School, Higher Secondary)

Physical activity grounds

The school has a

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court,

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

court,

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ground in its premises.

Noted Alumni

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* Air Commodore George Verghis, AVSM