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{{Infobox school<br />
| name = Edwards English School<br />
| image = <br />
| motto = In God We Trust<br />
| location = Jamtara, Jharkhand, India<br />
| schooltype = [[Co-education]]<br />
| founded = 1995<br />
| founder = Bro. A.D. Shenoy<br />
| school_board = ICSE<br />
| principal = Anthony Reis<br />
| medium = English<br />
| houses = 4<br />
| colours = {{color box|red}} {{color box|yellow}} {{color box|blue}} {{color box|green}}<br />
| nickname = EES<br />
| website = {{url|www.edwardschool.in}}<br />
|}}<br />
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'''Edwards English School, Jamtara''' (informally '''EES''') is an English medium high school affiliated to the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] (ICSE), [[New Delhi]]. It is situated in Budhudih village of [[Jamtara District]], [[Jharkhand]], and is one of the two ICSE school in [[Jamtara]]. It was established in 1995 by A. D. Shenoy and George Kurien. Anthony Reis is its principal.<br />
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The school educates up to class 10.<br />
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==Houses==<br />
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There are four houses in EES.<br />
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*Edward House (red), named in honour of Edward Cornelies, a pioneer missionary who came to Jamtara about a century and half ago. He dedicated his life for the service of the children and needy. He was a captain in the [[Merchant Navy]].{{cn|date=May 2018}} He died in Jamtara in 1916<br />
*Kurien House (yellow), named after a preacher and teacher who died in 1992.{{cn|date=May 2018}}<br />
*Shenoy House (green), named after A. D. Shenoy, the school founder who also worked to help the community in Jamtara more generally. He died in 2004.{{cn|date=May 2018}}<br />
*Grace House (blue), is named after Grace E. George, a nurse who gave free medicines to the poor. The 'Grace Health Care Centre' was opened in her name.{{cn|date=May 2018}} She died in 2013.<br />
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==School magazine==<br />
The ''Edwardian'' is an annual collection of school happenings. It has English and Hindi sections and contains reports, speeches, photographs, poems, articles, and case studies of the school.<br />
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==Sports==<br />
The sports curriculum was designed and implemented by Rishikesh Singh and Alfred Francis, who were sports teachers at the school. There are facilities for students and staff consisting of playing fields for football, basketball and a cricket ground.{{cn|date=May 2018}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1995 establishments in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1995]]<br />
[[Category:Education in Jharkhand]]</div>2409:4064:882:AF6B:0:0:9E6:80AD