Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa School

Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa Higher Secondary School (GGSKHSS) is a secondary school located in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The school is popularly known as "Khalsa School". In 1994, a college affiliated with the Rani Durgavati University in Jabalpur was opened on the same campus. Khalsa School is one of the most recognized schools in Jabalpur, especially among the Sikh community, with which it has strong ties. Though the school has no religious affiliations to Sikhism, it promotes the various cultural activities that are often the hallmark of Sikhism. Such activities include the birthday celebration of Guru Nanak Dev on November 19 every year and related processions in the city.

History

After independence, the GGSKHSS school was erected in a converted British bungalow with the original architecture of the building intact. The school administration board has since added more facilities to target the higher education market by opening a college on the same campus. Now the school has morning classes and turns into a college in the afternoon.

Khalsa School in the past has graduated some successful individuals and continues to excel in education. One such student, Ajitesh Mukherjee, is a proud alumnus and states that Khalsa School is a landmark in Jabalpur and a success story for other schools to emulate. Be it sports, cultural or academic competition in the city, Khalsa School most often comes out on top.

The educational syllabus of the school is based upon the syllabus prescribed by the state Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education and the medium of instruction is English. As with many other schools in the region, GGSKHSS follows the concept of the 'third language', the first two being English (the medium of instruction) and Hindi (the national language of India). Being closely related to Sikhism, the third language of the school is Punjabi. However, there is also an optional third language, Sanskrit, which non-Sikh students often opt for.