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{{Short description|High school in New Delhi, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox school
| former_names = Jamia Senior Secondary School (Self-financed)
| schooltype = Senior Secondary
| sister_school = Jamia Sr. Secondary school, Jamia Girls Sr. secondary school, Jamia Middle school, Mushir Fatma Jamia Nursery school
| name = Syed Abid Husain Sr. Secondary school
| logo =
| logo_size = 100
| image = Jamia School.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Main building of S.A.H. Sr. Sec. School (right) adjacent to Jamia Middle school (left)
| motto = ''{{transliteration|ar|ALA|ʻallam al-insān-a mā lam yaʻlam}}''
| motto_translation = Taught man what he knew not.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Surah Al-Alaq Verse 5 {{!}} 96:5 العلق - Quran O|url=https://qurano.com/en/96-al-alaq/verse-5/|access-date=5 July 2021|website=qurano.com|language=en}}</ref>
| location = [[Okhla]], [[Delhi]]
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|28|33|42.9732|N|77|17|5.3268|E|region:IN_type:edu|display=inline, title}}
| established = 1989
| school_board = Jamia Board (affiliated with [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]])
| district = [[South East Delhi]]
| authority = [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]
| principal1 = Shagufta Shandar
| staff =
| faculty =
| classes = Prep to Class XII
| avg_class_size = 40-60
| age_range = 
| enrollment = 2200+ <ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamia Combined Prospectus 2023-24 |url=https://jmicoe.in/pdf23/PROSPECTUS%202023-24%20(01.03.2023).pdf |website=Jamia Millia Islamia}}</ref>
| language = [[English language|English]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]]
| campus_type = [[co-educational]]
| colours = ''Antique White'' {{color box|antiquewhite}} and ''Saddle Brown'' {{color box|saddlebrown}}
| houses = [[Ali Jauhar|Jauhar]] {{color box|green}}<br>[[Zakir Husain|Zakir]] {{color box|yellow}}<br>[[Gandhi]] {{color box|red}}<br>[[Nehru]] {{color box|blue}}
| schedule_type = Morning & Evening
| hours_in_day = 6 hrs
| nickname = S.A.H.S.S.S
| accreditation = 
| affiliation = [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]
| website = {{URL|www.jmi.ac.in/ACADEMICS/School/Syed-Abid-Husain-Senior-Secondary-School/Introduction}}
}}

'''Syed Abid Husain Sr. Secondary School''' ({{Abbreviation|SAHSSS}}) is a [[Private school|self-financed school]] located in Jamia Nagar, [[Okhla]], [[Delhi]]. It falls under the jurisdiction of [[Jamia Millia Islamia]], its parent university.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamia Schools |url=https://www.jmi.ac.in/aboutjamia/schools |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=www.jmi.ac.in}}</ref> When JMI shifted from [[Aligarh]] to [[Karol Bagh]] in 1925, the premises of Jamia Schools were one of the first to be built in Okhla.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 October 2020 |title=100 years of Jamia Millia Islamia: Institute with roots in national struggle |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/100-years-of-jamia-millia-islamia-institute-with-roots-in-national-struggle/story-s6n3HdkjEuHOylSA7THkfM.html |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> The school itself was founded in 1989 as a private self-financed school under [[Jamia Millia Islamia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Syed Abid Hussain Senior Secondary School - Okhla, Delhi - Reviews, Fee Structure, Admission Form, Address, Contact, Rating - Directory |url=https://directory.edugorilla.com/school/syed-abid-hussain-senior-secondary-school-okhla-delhi-fee-structure-syllabus-address-admission-form-contact-number/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=EduGorilla Listings |language=en-US}}</ref> Although the school has its own board, it follows the [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] pattern.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamia Millia Islamia Class 10, 12 results declared at www.jmicoe.in |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/jamia-millia-islamia-class-10-12-results-declared-at-www-jmicoe-in-1701668-2020-07-17 |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-09 |title=School head highlights achievement of students at Jamia's SAH Senior Secondary School Annual Day - The Okhla Times |url=https://www.theokhlatimes.com/school/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Jamia_Millia_Islamia_1970_stamp_of_India.jpg|254x254px|thumb|The school hostel building on a 1970 India post stamp]]

Founded in 1989, Syed Abid Husain Senior Secondary School operates under the aegis of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) in New Delhi. The school is named in honor of [[Syed Abid Husain]], a scholar, educator, and one of the founding members of Jamia Millia Islamia. Husain made significant contributions to Indian education and literature, writing extensively in both Urdu and English.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Syed Aabid Husain - Profile & Biography |url=https://www.rekhta.org/authors/syed-aabid-husain/profile?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Rekhta |language=en}}</ref> The school's buildings and hostels were among the first structures constructed in 1935 after Jamia relocated from [[Karol Bagh]] to [[Okhla]] during [[British Raj|British India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=History - Jamia |url=https://www.jmi.ac.in/About-Jamia/Profile/History/History |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=www.jmi.ac.in}}</ref>

==Admission==

Admissions are conducted on the basis of [[Entrance examination (education)|entrance examinations]] for classes 6th, 9th and 11th and on the basis of drawing of lots for [[preschool]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2023 |title=Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) issues notification for school admissions 2023 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/admissions/jamia-millia-islamia-jmi-issues-notification-for-school-admissions-2023-101677834424247.html |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=JMI Admissions 2023: Applications for admission to open soon; read details here |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/news/jmi-admissions-2023-applications-for-admission-to-open-soon-read-details-here/cid/1920161 |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

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==See also==
* [[Jamia Hamdard]]
* [[Education in Delhi]]
* [[Education in India]]
* [[List of schools in Delhi]]

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[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Delhi]]
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