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{{Infobox school<br />
| name = Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School<br />
| streetaddress = Cutchery Street<br />
| city = [[Gobichettipalayam]]<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| postalcode = 638452<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|11|27|13|N|77|26|18|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| schoolboard = Tamil Nadu State Board<br />
| district = Erode<br />
| affiliation = Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Board<br />
| website = http://diamondjubilee.in/<br />
| image = Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School.jpg<br />
| image size = 250px<br />
| schooltype = Government Aided<br />
| established = 1898<br />
| classes = 6th to 12th std <br />
| students = ~1700<br />
| gender = Boys only<br />
}}<br />
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'''Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School''' (DJHSS) is a boys-only secondary school in [[Gobichettipalayam]], in the [[Erode District]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It was established to commemorate the [[Diamond Jubilee]] celebrations of [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] in 1898.<br />
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==About the School==<br />
DJHSS has about 1700 students and 65 staff.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/18/stories/2007041814320700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202011344/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/18/stories/2007041814320700.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 December 2007|title=Aided schools come under RTI Act, rules Madras High Court|place=Chennai|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=18 April 2007}}</ref> It is a government aided school largely funded by the Tamil Nadu State Government, which pays the teachers' salaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://doctorgupta.com/rti/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/Diamond_Jubilee_Higher_Secondary_School_v_U_O_I.pdf|title=DJHSS v The Union of India, The State of Amil Nadu And Others, Writ Petition No.36901 of 2006|date=16 March 2007}}</ref> This enables the school to serve the educational requirements of the needy by offering education for a nominal fee. English medium curriculum was introduced in the year 1976. [[Mahatma Gandhi]] visited the school during the year 1927.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:DJHSS_1.jpg| Administrative Building<br />
File:DJHSS_2.jpg|Inside the School<br />
File:DJHSS_5.jpg|Open Auditorium<br />
File:DJHSS_3.jpg|Plaque Commemorating Mahathma Gandhi's Visit<br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
* [[Verghese Kurien]], Father of the White Revolution, founder of AMUL, founder of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF)<ref>{{cite web|title=GCMMF|url=http://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/laureates/19871999_laureates/1989_kurien/|publisher=worldfoodprize.org|access-date=26 January 2016}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140918010052/http://www.diamondjubilee.in/ School Web Page]<br />
*[http://djhss89.com Alumni web page]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}<br />
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[[Category:Boys' schools in India]]<br />
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Schools in Erode district]]<br />
[[Category:Education in Gobichettipalayam]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1898]]<br />
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