Ravenshaw Collegiate School
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| Ravenshaw Collegiate School, Cuttack | |
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ରେଭେନ୍ସା କଲିଜିଏଟ ସ୍କୁଲ, କଟକ | |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | Education for the Society. |
| Founded | 1851 |
| Founder | Thomas Edward Ravenshaw |
| Head of school | Anusmita Swain |
| Staff | 10+ |
| Faculty | 25+ |
| Grades | Class 4 - 10 |
| Gender | Boys and Girls |
| Enrollment | 800+ |
| Language | Odia |
| Campus size | 8 Acres |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Publication | The Chhatrabandhu |
| Affiliation | B.S.E.O |
Ravenshaw Collegiate School is the oldest High School of Odisha which was established in 1851 by Thomas Edward Ravenshaw in the District of Cuttack in Odisha, India.[1] It was one of three institutions founded by Ravenshaw, the other two being the Ravenshaw Girls' School and the Ravenshaw College, the latter now having become Ravenshaw University.[2]
Ravenshaw Collegiate School was founded in 1851 though there are some confusions regarding the exact date of establishment. It was founded in the then-largest city of Odisha, Cuttack. In the initial years of the school, the Ravenshaw Junior College also used to function from the same campus until Ravenshaw College (now Ravenshaw University) was established. A new building was constructed in 1905, and the school is still operating from this heritage building.
Campus
The current building in which the school operates was established in the year 1905. Before 1905 the school operated from adjacent buildings of the Odisha Bar Council. In 2006 Government of Odisha sanctioned Rs. 4 Crores for the school development but later on it was scrapped due to some unknown reasons. The campus of the school is spread across 8 acres of land in the River Bank of Kathajodi. In the near vicinity of the school some high-profile offices like High Court of Odisha, District Collectorate of Cuttack, State Treasury of Odisha and Odisha Revenue Board are also present. The school has a playground inside its campuses and own another mini stadium known as Sunshine Fields a few kilometers away from the school. The school has two hostels with a combined capacity of 200 inmates. The school has also two auditoriums inside the campus.
