Julien Day School
Private school in West Bengal, India
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Julien Day School (JDS) is a co-educational primary, secondary and senior secondary school based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and its outskirts. It is run by the Julien Educational Trust, and has four branches in Kolkata (Elgin Road), Ganganagar, Kalyani and Howrah. The school was set up by Grace Julien, and is governed by managing trustee Sheila Evelyn Broughton and chair Julian Glynn Broughton.
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35-E, Elgin Road, Rabindra Sadan Kolkata , West Bengal , 700020. India | |
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| Type | Anglo-Indian Christian Minority Institution |
| Motto | Knowledge is Power (Ludes Viriliter) |
| Established | 1969 |
| Founder | Grace Julien |
| Oversight | Julien Educational Trust |
| Principal | Siddhartha Dey (Kolkata) Michael James Rebeiro (Ganganagar) Garfield D'Souza (Kalyani) Maryann Thorpe Smith (Howrah) |
| Grades | Nursery to Class 12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Language | English |
| Campuses | 4 branches: Kolkata, Ganganagar, Kalyani, Howrah |
| Colours | Brown and Cream |
| Nickname | Julienites |
| Affiliations | ICSE, ISC |
| Website | juliendayschool |
The Julien Day School was established at Kolkata in 1969,[1] Ganganagar in 1976, Kalyani in 1988 and Howrah in 2007. The branches are affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi with I.C.S.E. at the class X level and I.S.C. at the class XII level comprising three streams viz. Science, Commerce, Humanities (Arts).
There are three major vacations during the year: the summer vacation in May–June, the Durga Puja vacation in September–October and the Christmas vacation in December–January.
Notable alumni
- Satyaki Banerjee, musician
- Surangana Bandyopadhyay, Indian actress
- Surojit Chatterjee, singer, songwriter, composer
- Saradindu Mukherjee, Indian cricketer
- Kaushik Sen, actor
- Jisshu Sengupta, film actor, producer and television presenter
