Alfred High School

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Location
Alfred High School

Ariel view of Alfred High School
Jawahar Road, Rajkot India
Coordinates	22°17′55″N 70°48′06″E / 22.298492, 70.801724
Information
School district	Rajkot
Affiliation(s)	GSEB
Founder	H.H. Nawab of Junagadh
Students	720 approximately
Type	Public
Grades	10+2
Athletics	Cricket, Football, hockey,
Color(s)	White, Navyblue
Founded	October 17, 1853
Established	1885
Alumni	Mahatma Gandhi
Current Name	Mohandas Gandhi High School
Architect	Sir Robert Bell Booth

The Alfred High School (also known as Mohandas Gandhi High School) in Rajkot is one of the oldest institutions in India today.

1 History
2 Present
3 See Also
4 References

[edit] History

This school was constructed during British rule in India by political agent Kernel Singh. This was the first English school in the saurashtra (region), which was originally called Rajkot English School was founded on October 17, 1853. It later became a full fledged high school By 1868 AD. It came to be known as the Rajkot High School in 1886. It was named Alfred High School in the late 1907. The present buildings of the Alfred High School were built for Kathiawar by HH Nawab of Junagadh in memory of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh. This School was opened in January, 1875 by H.E. Sir Philip Wodehouse, KCB & GCSI, Governor of Bombay. ^[1]
Mahatma Gandhi did his schooling from Alfred High School. The name Alfred High School was changed to "Mohandas Gandhi High School" after Gandhiji took his primary education in this school and considering his devotion and strive for the independent nation. ^[2]

[edit] Present

Alfred High School is an important colonial building of Rajkot, therefore it is a part of colonial tour of RMC. It is facing many problems. It can not drove student though it is government granted school.