Armenian College (Kolkata)
College in Kolkata, India
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Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy (ACPA) is an Armenian school in Kolkata, India. As of 2015[update], it is the sole Armenian-centred school in the eastern section of the world,[1] and has been so throughout its history. It is commonly known as the Armenian College. It serves students from Class I,[2] until Class X.[3]
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| Established | 1821 |
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| Location | 56b Mirza Ghalib St, Kolkata, India |
| Coordinates | 22.55488°N 88.35336°E |
| Type | School |
Collection size | Araratian Library (now lost) |
| Website | www |
Operations
it has no tuition and provides free room and board due to the funds donated by Kolkata-born ethnic Armenian Sir Catchick Paul Chater.[4]
Student body
the majority of the student body originates from the country of Armenia while that year it also had students from Burma (Myanmar), Iran, Iraq, and Russia.[4] As of 2006[update] Armenians were the majority with a significant number from Iran; two of the students in total were locals from Kolkata and one was from Iraq.[2] many students come to the school to improve their English abilities as the English-language environments of their home countries are not as robust as India's.[2]