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Christ Church Boys' Senior Secondary School were founded in the year 1870 as Church Schools, a distinction they continue to enjoy. At present, the school functions under the Board of Education, Church of North India, Jabalpur Diocese, Jabalpur. The Rt. Rev. Dr. Prem Chand Singh is the chairman of the board. The education imparted is based essentially on the quintessence of Christian ideals and principles. The School has served the society with extreme care, love and dedication to improve the lot of its children but is supposedly losing its quality.
The School is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi under the Affiliation No. 1030047 with the subject options of Science and Commerce Streams. The School also imparts education in Computer Studies.
At present Mrs. LM Sathe is the Principal of the School, which enjoys the strength of 3,000 students and 101 members on the teaching and office staff.
The schools website can be accessed at ccbsss.org
History edit
The Christ Church School had its beginnings in the vestry of Christ Church in 1870, and was then known as Christ Church School. The school was founded on 1 November 1876 by Rev. Drawbridge. The school started with three students and now there are over 3,000 students at the school, and 101 members on the teaching and office staff.[1] The actor, Sharat Saxena, and Mahant Swami Maharaj, the current president and the spiritual guru of BAPS are alumni.
The school has a separate branch for girls, named as Christ Church Girls' Senior Secondary School. These two schools are located on the opposite side of the same road. Earlier, the school delivered co-education, but later, it was split up into Boys' and Girls' school, both being affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education now. Earlier the school was affiliated to MPBSE (MP Board) and CISCE. ICSE now functions as a separate wing named ICSE wing (Christ Church School for Boys and Girls) which delivers co-education.
Sports and cultural activities edit
The school has a special type of physical exercise termed as torchlight is a special highlight of the school.[citation needed] Since 1904 CE it is included in the annual sports in which burning torches are used to perform a scenic synchronised exercise.[citation needed] In 1928 D.V. Beatson added the Beatson exercise.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "Christ Church Boys Senior Secondary School, Jabalpur". Archived from the original on 17 July 2010.
Christ Church Boys' Senior Secondary School (website)