Julien Day School (JDS) is a co-educational primary, secondary and senior secondary school based in
Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
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West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
, India and its outskirts. It is run by The Julien Educational Trust, and operates four branches in
Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
(Elgin Road),
Ganganagar,
Kalyani and
Howrah
Howrah (; ; alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite to its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively ...
. The school was founded by Late Mrs. Grace Julien, and governed by the honourable Managing Trustee Mrs. Sheila Evelyn Broughton and Chairman Mrs. Julian Glynn Broughton.
The Julien Day School was established at Kolkata in 1969,
Ganganagar in 1976, Kalyani in 1988 and Howrah in 2007 are all affiliated to the
Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi with I.C.S.E. at the class X level and I.S.C. at the class XII level comprising three streams viz. Science, Commerce, Humanities (Arts).
There are three major vacations during the year. The Summer Vacation in May–June, the Durga Puja Vacation in September–October and the Christmas Vacation in December–January.
Campuses
* Julien Day School, Kolkata
*Julien Day School, Ganganagar
*Julien Day School, Kalyani
*Julien Day School, Howrah
Notable Alumni
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Saradindu Mukherjee, Indian cricketer
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Kaushik Sen, film, theatre and OTT actor
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Surojit Chatterjee, singer, songwriter, composer
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Jisshu Sengupta, film actor, producer and television presenter
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Satyaki Banerjee, musician
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Surangana Bandyopadhyay, Indian actress
See also
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List of schools in Kolkata
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List of schools in West Bengal
References
External links
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Primary schools in West Bengal
High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal
Schools in Kolkata
Educational institutions established in 1969
1969 establishments in West Bengal
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