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{{Infobox school<br />
| name = Grace Ling Liang English School (GLLES)<br />
| image = [[File:Grace Ling Liang English School.jpg|frameless]]<br />
| image_size = 260px<br />
| motto = [[Deo Gratias]]<br />
| motto_translation = To God Be The Glory<br />
| address = 21B, Hughes Road<br />[[Kolkata]]&nbsp;– 700046 <br />{{Flag icon|IND}} [[India]]<br />
| established = {{start date and age|1974}}<br />
| schooltype = [[Private school|Private]]<br />
| sister_school = Ling Liang High School, Kolkata<br />
| type = [[Coeducation]]al,<br />
| founders = Rev. Dr. T.D.Lamb and Mrs. Mary Lamb<br />
| principal = Ms. Dorothy Jane Matthews<br />
| chairman = Pastor Chiang Kuo Thai<br />
| classes = Preparatory to Class 12<br />
| medium = [[English language|English]]<br />
| language = <br />
| hours_in_day = 6<br />
| yearbook = Light<br />
| communities = LTS<br />
| song = We are Proud to Belong Ourselves<br />
| slogan = Deo Gratias<br />
| houses = {{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} Lambs <br />{{Color box|yellow|border=darkgray}} <br />
Davidson<br /> {{Color box|green|border=darkgray}} Verma<br />{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} Dzao<br />
| affiliations = [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|CISCE]]<br />
| session = April to March<br />
| sports = [[Basketball]], [[Cricket]], [[Association football|Football]], [[Volleyball]], [[Throwball]]<br />
| nickname = Gracians<br />
| website = {{URL|www.gracelingliangenglishschool.com}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Grace Ling Liang English School''' (informally '''GLLES''') is a private, [[co-education]]al school imparting [[primary education|primary]], [[secondary education|secondary]] and [[higher secondary education|higher secondary]] education, in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. The school is located at 21B, Hughes Road in the city of Kolkata and is open to children from all creeds and communities.<br />
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The school has a [[Church (building)|church]]. The school is equipped with a basketball court.<br />
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==History==<br />
The late Rev. Dr. and Mrs. T. David Lamb, a missionary couple that came to India from [[Shanghai]], China in 1949, founded the [[Ling Liang Chinese Church Trust, Calcutta India|Ling Liang Chinese Church Trust]] in 1961 and the Grace Ling Liang English School in January 1974. They brought with them a keen respect for literacy and did commendable piece of pioneering work in the field of education which finally resulted in the establishment of two educational institutions, one in central [[Kolkata]] and other in [[Tangra, Calcutta|Tangra]], an eastern suburb of [[Kolkata]].<br />
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==Recognition==<br />
The Grace Ling Liang English School is recognized by the Department of Education, [[Government of West Bengal]] and is affiliated to the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]], New Delhi, which conducts the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] and [[Indian School Certificate|ISC]] Examinations at the close of Classes X and XII respectively.<br />
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==School Session==<br />
The school session is from April to March. Saturday is the normal weekly holiday (in addition to Sunday).<br />
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==Principals==<br />
* Late Dr. Ravi Verma<br />
* Mr. Y. Victor Lalmohan Roy<br />
* Dr. M.C. Alexander<br />
* Mr Valentine Peter Roy<br />
* Mr Terence John<br />
* Ms. Dorothy Matthews<br />
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[[Category:Schools in Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:1974 establishments in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1974]]</div>>BrownHairedGirl