Government Higher Secondary School for Girls, Cotton Hill
April 07, 2024
Government Higher Secondary School for Girls, Cotton Hill is a school for girls located in Vazhuthacaud in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the Indian state of Kerala.[1]
Later it was split into three by C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, one of which located in Paruthikunnu (Cotton Hill) with upper primary (UP) and primary sections, Later it was upgraded to a high school (HS) in 1935 and the lower primary section got bifurcated. The government decided to de-link the UP and HS. Resistance from the public led the government to abandon the plan.
In 1997, the Kerala Government decided to delink pre-degree courses from universities and introduced two years HSS course (Plus two course) in selected high schools. The school was recognized as a "school of excellence" making it a role model for other schools.
Cotton Hill is one of the first government schools in Kerala to receive a 24x7 CCTV surveillance system to ensure the safety of students
The school educates more than 10,000 students every year. Cotton Hill School is one of the largest girls' school in Asia.
Clubsedit
The school has active clubs convened by respective departments: English club, Sanskrit club, Energy club, IT Club, NCC, Sports, Forestry club, Health club, Social Science Club, Teenage club.
Referencesedit
^"Will install CCTV cameras in Cotton Hill school: Raju". The Hindu. Thiruvananthapuram. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
External linksedit
Official website
April 07, 2024
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