Chandrakona Jirat High School

Chandrakona Jirat High School
Location
Chandrakona-II, Chandrakona
,
India
Coordinates22°44′05.11″N 87°31′03.66″E / 22.7347528°N 87.5176833°E / 22.7347528; 87.5176833
Information
TypeSchool
Established1856
School districtPaschim Medinipur

Chandrakona Jirat High School is an educational institution situated at Gobindapur village, Chandrakona of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India.[1]

History

The school was founded by the late Zamindar Jaykrishna Mukhopadhyay and is the second oldest institution of the district. Pandit Iswar chandra Vidyasagar visited this school in 1854.[2] With his recommendation, the school was affiliated as a Middle English school in 1856 and was upgraded to an H.E. school in 1871. The School also upgraded as old H.S. school on 1 January 1963 and new H.S. School with General Stream Course since 1977. Class V to X are only boys and XI and XII are co-educational.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Chandrakona Jirat High School". ShikshaSphere. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  2. ^ "West Medinipur News: সন্ধে হলেই এই বিখ্যাত স্কুলের মাঠে বসে মদের আসর!". bengali.news18.com (in Bengali). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Overview". Retrieved 4 July 2025.