The Secondary Board High School, Cuttack is an Indian Government high school in
Cuttack, Odisha
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. It is situated at the Bajrakabati Road of Cuttack on the same campus as the
Board of Secondary Education, Odisha (BSE). Established in 1959 by the BSE, the school was created as a model high school for imparting education in the Odisha state board system. The school has classes only from Std VI to X.
On 3 August 2009, this school celebrated its
golden jubilee
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History
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's report on ''Reform in the System of Secondary Education in India''
suggested a vast set of reforms for the education system. At that time, the educationists-cum-policy makers for Odisha, e.g., Professor B. C. Das, DPI; Shree H. Mishra, DDPI; Dr. S. Sahu, and senior officials of the BSE conceived an idea to establish three model schools at Cuttack,
Sambalpur and
Berhampur
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, respectively.
Under this initiative, construction of a school, named Secondary Board High School, began at Cuttack in 1958. The school opened on 3 August 1959 with 148 students (including 31 girls), under the guidance of Shree Chakradhar Mohanty, deputed by the BSE as special officer, and nine teachers.
It was initially planned to have only three classes, i.e., VI, VII and VIII, and accordingly, admission process began on 9 June 1959 starting with Class-VI. On demand by local guardians, classes IX and X were introduced later. The first batch passed the
HSC Examination in 1962 with three years of study in the school, the fully trained first batch passed out in 1965 with all six years of study in the school.
Gradually the strength of students grew up to 1,100 by 1984.
Campus and buildings
The school shares the same campus as the BCE and the two buildings stand facing each other. Although the campus has a gate at the entrance on Bajrakabati Road, there is no clear demarcation or boundary walls for the entire campus.
Notable alumni
* Sri
Pratap Jena
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, Indian politician and Cabinet Minister
Adopters
Sri
Pratap Jena
Pratap Jena ( or, ପ୍ରତାପ ଜେନା) is an Indian politician and the Former Cabinet Minister in the Sixteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly with ''Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, Law, Housing & Urban Development'' portfolios (2019 ...
N.C.C.
N.C.C. or National Cadet Corps has been with the school since its founding days. Pupils from class VIII and IX are allowed to join NCC. Secondary Board High School, Cuttack was one of the first schools to have 1(Odisha)Air Squadron wing of NCC.
Upon successful completion, students are given NCC 'A' Certificates.
See also
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Education in Odisha
Previously a neglected aspect of the Indian Central government, Education in Odisha is witnessing a rapid transformation. Its capital city, Bhubaneswar, is emerging as a knowledge hub in India with several new public and private universities, in ...
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List of schools in Odisha
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Notable schools in the state of Odisha, India, include
* Aditya Birla Public School, Rayagada
* Badagada Government High School, Bhubaneswar
* Balangir Public School, Balangir
* Capital High School, B ...
References
External links
*{{Official, https://www.secondaryboardhighschoolctc.co.in/
1959 establishments in Orissa
Education in Cuttack
Educational institutions established in 1959
Government schools in India
High schools and secondary schools in Odisha