Purulia Zilla School

Purulia Zilla School
Location
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India
Coordinates23°19′32″N 86°21′28″E / 23.3255381°N 86.3577962°E / 23.3255381; 86.3577962
Information
Type10+2
Established1 May 1853 (1 May 1853)
School boardWest Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
West Bengal Board of Secondary Education
School districtPurulia
PrincipalBarid Baran Mishra
Faculty30+
GradesClass pre primary(nursery and kg) and 1 through XII
Number of students1500 (approximate)
LanguageBengali
Campusurban
AffiliationWBCHSE WBBSE

Purulia Zilla School is one of the oldest existing schools in Purulia district, West Bengal, India. It offers grades from class I to class XII. It has two sections. Grade I to Grade V in the morning section and Grade VI to Grade XII in the Day Section. In the morning section it is run by a Teacher-In-Charge and ten other teachers. In the day section it is run by 28 teachers along with a Headmaster and an Assistant Head Master. Once it was a Co-education School but now it is a Boys' School. The main language of instruction used is Bengali.