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{{Infobox school<br />
| name = Islampur High School<br />
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| address = Bus stand, P. W. D more Boi Para<br />
| city = Islampur<br />
| state = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| postal_code = 733202<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|26.2557135|N|88.1828116|E|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| established = {{Start date|1958}}<ref name="TI">{{cite news |title=Hindi cry in school |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/hindi-cry-in-school/cid/416380 |access-date=18 January 2021 |work=Telegraph India |date=26 June 2012}}</ref><br />
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| principal = Mohammad Salimuddin or Selimuddin<ref name="ST">{{cite news |title=Islampur High School hostel suffers from poor conditions |url=https://siliguritimes.com/islampur-high-school-hostel-suffers-from-poor-conditions |access-date=18 January 2021 |work=Siliguri Times |date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=31 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131163632/https://siliguritimes.com/islampur-high-school-hostel-suffers-from-poor-conditions/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="BL">{{cite news |last1=Sarkar |first1=Vivekananda |title=Islampur High School in Uttar Dinajpur district got a place in the list of best schools in the state |url=https://www.bengallive.in/raiganj/islampur-high-school-of-uttar-dinajpur-is-the-best-in-west-bengal |access-date=18 January 2021 |work=Bengal Live |date=22 August 2019 |language=Gujarati |quote=The headmaster of the school, Mohammad Selimuddin, said 13 schools in the state have been selected as the best by the education department. There are three more schools from North Bengal in this list. ... the students of this school have taken place in the merit list of secondary and higher secondary examinations this year. Islampur High School has also set a good example in the joint examination.}}</ref><br />
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| gender = Boys<br />
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| enrolment = 2,200<ref name="TI"/><br />
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'''Islampur High School''' is located in the area ward no. 10 of Islampur Municipality in [[Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur|Islampur]] City, [[Uttar Dinajpur district|North Dinajpur]], [[West Bengal]], India. This school is situated near the New Bus Stand and is beside NH31.<br />
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Islampur High School is under the control of [[West Bengal Board of Secondary Education]] and [[West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The school was established in 1958.<ref name="TI"/><br />
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In 2012, students protested because they were concerned that the government was planning to stop teaching in three languages ([[Hindi]], [[Urdu]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]]) in the school.<ref name="TI"/><br />
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In 2016 the school's teachers went on [[hunger strike]] to protest about inhuman treatment by the headteacher.<ref name="TNI">{{cite news |last1=Dey |first1=Dipankar |title=Hunger strike by teachers at Islampur High School |url=https://timesofnorth.in/2016/10/05/hunger-strike-by-teachers-at-islampur-high-school |access-date=18 January 2021 |work=Times of North India |date=5 October 2016}}</ref> The head agreed to their demands.<ref name="TNI"/><br />
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In 2019 the school was named by the education department as one of the four best schools in the state.<ref name="BL"/> Examination results for the school were good in 2019.<ref name="BL"/><br />
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==Facility== <br />
The two-storied school building is identical with a rectangular shape, with a playground at the centre. There are currently no residential and transport facilities available. In 2019 there were concerns about conditions at the school's hostel.<ref name="ST"/><br />
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Classes from [[Education in India#Primary education|5th standard]] to [[Education in India#12th (senior secondary or higher secondary) exam|12 standard]] are taught here.<br />
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It is a boys' school only. The languages in which subjects are taught are Bengali, Hindi, and Urdu.<ref name="TI"/> The school has laboratories and a library.<br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
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* Md. Manzar Hussain Anjum, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] Officer (AIR 125th in UPSC 2021 Civil Service Exam)<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Education in India]]<br />
*[[List of schools in India]]<br />
*[[Education in West Bengal]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
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{{Portal bar|School|Education}}<br />
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[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Schools in Uttar Dinajpur district]]<br />
[[Category:1958 establishments in West Bengal]]<br />
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