South Point School
| South Point School and South Point High School, Kolkata | |
|---|---|
South Point High School entrance | |
| Address | |
Birla Building, 9/1 R. N. Mukherjee Road (Education Society) 16 Mandeville Gardens (junior school) 82/7A Ballygunge Place (high school) India | |
| Coordinates | 22°31′33″N 88°22′36″E / 22.52583°N 88.37667°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school |
| Motto | Courage to Know |
| Established | 1954 |
| Founder | Satikanta Guha |
| Principal | D.K. Chadda (Junior school) |
| Principal | Jaidev Ghosh (High school) |
| Faculty | 120 (junior school) 75 (high school) |
| Teaching staff | 70 (junior school) 40 (high school) |
| Grades | Nursery I to V (junior school) VI to XII (high school) |
| Number of students | ≈12000 |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue, gold and white |
| Publication | Nursery books, mathematics books, song books and CDs(junior school), Pointer (school magazine) |
| Affiliation | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| Website | www |
South Point is a higher-secondary co-educational private school located in Kolkata, West Bengal and affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education, consisting of three organisations – South Point School (nursery to Class V), South Point High School (classes VI to XII) and South Point Education Society (administrative authority). The school operates in two shifts for all classes: morning and afternoon. The school opened in 1954 and was the first co-educational school in Kolkata. Higher secondary (10+2) education was introduced in 1960.
The school entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest educational institute of the world in 1984 until 1992, in terms of student numbers. Regarded by many national school surveys as one of the best schools in India, the school has educated noted academics, politicians, artists, filmmakers, and entertainers. The school has among its alumni a Nobel laureate, several Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology laureates, and winners of National Film Awards.