Julien Day School
Julien Day School | |
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Logo of the Julien Day School Knowledge is Power | |
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West Bengal,India | |
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Type | Private |
Established | c. 1969 |
Colour(s) | Brown and Cream |
Affiliations | ICSE, ISC |
Website | http://juliendayschool.org/ |
Julien Day School (JDS) is a co-educational primary, secondary and senior secondary school in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The school is run by "The Julien Educational Trust", a private organisation of people of the Anglo-Indian community, and is running four branches of the school at Kolkata (Elgin Road), Ganganagar, Kalyani and Howrah.The school was founded by Late Mrs. Grace Julien, and governed by the Board of Trustees of the Julien Educational Trust. The Julien Day School at Kolkata was established in 1969, Ganganagar in 1976 and Kalyani in 1988 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). The Howrah Branch was established in 2007 will also seek affiliation to the Council as the other three branches. The badge of the school bears a quote of Sir Francis Bacon 'Knowledge is power'. The language of instruction of the school is strictly English.
There are three major vacation during the year. The Summer Vacation in May-June, the Durga Puja Vacation in September-October and the Christmas Vacation in December-January.
Julien Day School, Ganganagar
Julien Day School, Ganganagar was established in 1976.
Notable alumni
Many ex students of Julien Day School have established themselves successfully in India and abroad. Some of the famous ex students includes:
- Jisshu Sengupta Bengali actor
- Kaushik Sen Bengali actor
- Saradindu Mukherjee Cricketer
- Debashis Rationalist, Writer, Film-maker and magician. General Secretary of Rationalists' and Humanists' Forum of India.